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Bulgaria finds horsemeat in lasagna Bolognese products

February 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Agency for Food Safety said February 21 that it found horsemeat traces in lasagna meals sold by the Carrefour

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Poland to pave way for flagship airline LOT’s sale shortly

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland’s Treasury hopes to shortly approve a restructuring plan for the troubled national airline PLL LOT and an amended law

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Gridlock in Ukraine’s parliament looks set to stay

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 Denis Rafalsky of the Kyiv Post

Despite a number of optimistic declarations of the past two days that the pro-presidential majority and the opposition are close

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Poland frees wholesale prices of natural gas

February 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy

Poland’s energy market regulator URE has relieved all licensed traders of natural gas from the duty to submit wholesale tariffs

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EU parliamentary groups react to resignation of Borissov government in Bulgaria

February 20, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The centre-right European People’s Party issued a pledge for full support for Boiko Borissov on February 20 2013, after he

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov announces resignation of government: Latest updates

February 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said in Parliament on February 20 2013 that he would file the resignation of his

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View overlooking Greek capital city Athens photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Greeks strike over austerity measures

February 20, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

Greek teachers, doctors and lawyers are among the workers on strike Wednesday against austerity measures the government is enforcing to

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Armenians re-elect their president, debate level of fraud

February 20, 2013February 20, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

As Armenians debated their presidential election, European observers gave cautious endorsements to the Monday vote that re-elected President Serzh Sargsyan.

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Europe News 

Croatia ready to become 28th EU member state, MEPs say

February 20, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Croatia is on track to join the European Union on July 1 2013, the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee said

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