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Kremlin’s policies shackled by oil and gas giant Gazprom

March 1, 2013May 27, 2013 Nick Ottens for The Prague Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

As Russia’s largest oil and gas company is once again embroiled in an energy dispute with Ukraine, the country’s dependence

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ICTY appeals chamber acquits and orders release of Momčilo Perišić

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’s appeals chamber said on February 28 2013 that it had acquitted and

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Bulgaria Europe News 

No EU state can unilaterally extend labour restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians, European Commissioner says

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Remaining labour market restrictions on workers from Bulgaria and Romania end on December 31 2013 and no EU country can

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Euro zone annual inflation down to 2% in January

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Euro zone annual inflation was two per cent in January, down from 2.2 per cent a month, European Union’s statistics

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Germany joins UK in fear of Romanian, Bulgarian flood

February 28, 2013May 22, 2013 The Budapest Times

German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich called on Bulgaria and Romania on Monday to take measures to tackle emigration to wealthier

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Poland’s nuclear power programme to be ready before summer

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, nuclear

A comprehensive nuclear energy package should be presented to the government at the end of Q2, Zbigniew Kubacki, head of

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Yanukovych demands reforms from government

February 27, 2013May 27, 2013 Svitlana Tuchynska of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

A day after returning home from the EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels, President Viktor Yanukovych instructed his government to ensure that

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International community firmly determined to keep pressure on Assad regime, Bulgarian FM Mladenov says

February 26, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov, Syria

The international community has sent a strong political message of their firm determination to continue putting pressure on the Assad

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Among EU countries, children in Bulgaria most at risk of poverty and social exclusion – Eurostat

February 26, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Among European Union countries, Bulgaria has the highest rate – at 52 per cent – of under-18s at risk of

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