EU blocks UPS acquisition of TNT Express
The European Commission said on January 30 that it blocked the proposed acquisition of Dutch-based TNT Express by UPS after
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Economic sentiment in EU, euro zone improved in January 2013
In January 2013, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.4 points in both the EU (to 90.6) and the
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‘Further progress needed’ in Romania’s judiciary reform, EC report says
Romania must do more to deliver on respect for rule of law and judicial independence, having implemented some but not
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Bulgaria falls in 2013 World Press Freedom Index
Bulgaria has dropped seven places to rank 80th in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders.
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To pay or not to pay Gazprom, that’s the $7 billion question
With Russia sticking Ukraine with a $7 billion bill for not purchasing enough of its above market-priced natural gas last
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Facts about Russian Gazprom’s $7 billion bill to Ukraine’s Naftogaz
Just hours before Ukraine signed a $10 billion deal with Royal Dutch Shell on Jan. 24 to extract shale gas
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Europe does not know enough about what Bulgaria did to save Jews from Holocaust death camps, President Plevneliev says in Paris
Europe does not know what Bulgaria did to save Bulgarian Jews from Holocaust death camps, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said
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Bulgarian regulator clears NBG, Eurobank units merger
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on January 28 that it approved the acquisition of EFG Eurobank Ergasias
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Poland votes down same-sex civil unions
The lower house of the Polish parliament Sejm rejected on Friday three bills on civil unions that would have recognized
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