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Cyprus scrambles for funds after bailout ‘no’ vote

March 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Selah Hennessy VOANews Cyprus, Russia

Lawmakers in Cyprus are scrambling to find billions of dollars to prop up the country’s battered banking system, after rejecting

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Microsoft under investigation in US for alleged bribes in Romania

March 20, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The US justice department and securities regulator were investigating Microsoft after a former company representative made allegations that Microsoft business

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Europe pressures Cyprus to resolve debt crisis

March 20, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus, European Commission, Russia

Europe is pressuring Cyprus to offer new solutions to the island nation’s debt crisis after its parliament overwhelmingly rejected a

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Headhunting via social networks

March 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Roman Cuprik

The boom in online social networks has provided headhunters with a range of new tools, which they can use to

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Cyprus rejects bailout deal, bank tax

March 19, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

The Cypriot parliament has overwhelmingly rejected a bailout plan demanded by international lenders that would have taxed the savings accounts

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Hungary: The devil in the details

March 19, 2013May 27, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times Hungary

There has been a barrage of English-language communications from the government since this case put Hungary back on the news

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Cypriot leader predicting defeat for deposit-tax bailout deal

March 19, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

The Cypriot president is predicting the island nation’s parliament will reject a bailout plan demanded by international lenders that calls

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Western Balkans named in Europol report on organised crime

March 19, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Routes through Western Balkan countries remain important for the movement of many illicit commodities into the EU, according to a

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3600 organised crime groups active in the EU, Europol report says

March 19, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union police agency Europol has identified an estimated 3600 organised crime groups currently active in the EU – and

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