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British PM vows referendum on EU

January 23, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that if his party wins the next election, he plans to renegotiate the

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Montenegro on track for EU membership, European Parliament committee says

January 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Montenegro has made solid progress towards European Union membership and buttresses regional stability. Yet it must do more to protect

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Prosecutors try to pin 1996 murder of lawmaker on Tymoshenko

January 22, 2013 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post

Amid rising speculation that she is in ill health and is not being allowed to properly consult with her lawyers,

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EU funds for Bulgaria nuclear decommissioning being used inefficiently – MEPs

January 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

European Parliament’s budgetary controls committee has voted a resolution chastising three European Union member states that have been granted EU

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Eastern Europe among regions to see worsening youth unemployment, ILO says

January 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Emerging economies in Eastern Europe, East and South-East Asia and the Middle East would continue to see rising youth unemployment

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EBRD sees ‘modest’ economic recovery in Bulgaria in 2013

January 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Recovery is expected to continue to be modest in Bulgaria, due mainly to sluggish export demand. Fiscal performance remains very

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Hungary: E.ON buy-back ‘too costly’ for government

January 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Budapest Times energy

If the reports leaked so far are true, the government will pay 500 millioneuro more for the two Hungarian gas

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European Parliament’s liberal group wants debate on Ahmed Dogan incident

January 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), the third largest group in the European Parliament, wants a plenary

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Azarov: Ukraine steaming ahead with diversification of gas sources

January 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post energy

Ukraine is making a lot of progress in its attempt to diversify gas supplies to avoid paying extortionate prices to

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