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Ashton expresses EU’s ‘deep concern’ at violence in Turkey

June 2, 2013June 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is expressing deep concern at the violence that occurred in Istanbul and some

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Europe News 

Anti-government protests subside in Turkey

June 2, 2013June 2, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Residents of Istanbul and Ankara woke up to a quiet morning Sunday as demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister

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Bulgaria Europe News 

37 arrested in Bulgaria in operation in 17 EU countries against scrap metal gangs

June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Thirty-seven people were arrested in Bulgaria as part of a two-day operation in 17 European Union countries against organised metal

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Demonstrations in Bulgaria in solidarity with protesters in Turkey

June 2, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria is among European countries where demonstrations have been held in solidarity with the protesters in major cities in Turkey.

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Business Europe News 

Euro zone annual inflation to be 1.4% in May 2013 – flash estimate

May 31, 2013June 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Annual inflation in the 17-member euro zone is expected to be 1.4 per cent in May 2013, up from 1.2

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68 000 young people unemployed in Bulgaria in April 2013 – Eurostat

May 31, 2013May 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

April 2013 saw 5.62 million young people – meaning under-25s – unemployed in the European Union, about 68 000 of them

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Business Europe 

Medvedev offers Temelin promises

May 31, 2013 Michael Finnigan of The Prague Post energy, nuclear

The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has promised Czech companies will secure orders worth billions of euros if the Czech-Russian

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Europe News 

UN war crimes court acquits two Milosevic allies

May 31, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Serbia

A United Nations war crimes court has acquitted two key allies of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. The men were

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Europe News 

Moldova’s pro-EU parties form new government coalition, invest cabinet

May 31, 2013 Alex Bivol Moldova

Moldova’s parliament elected a new speaker and invested a new cabinet headed by Iurie Leanca on May 30 after the

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