Unemployment in EU was 10.4% in July – Eurostat
Euro zone seasonally-adjusted unemployment was 11.3 per cent in July 2012, stable compared with June, EU statistics office Eurostat said on August
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Severe droughts in Eastern Europe, US, send world food prices soaring
Global food prices soared by 10 per cent in July 2012 from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching
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Sharp loss of consumer confidence key factor in drop in EU economic sentiment in August
The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased markedly by two points in the European Union in August 2012, to 87.0, and by 1.8
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Amnesty calls on Balkans to probe enforced disappearances, ensure justice
About 14 000 people remain unaccounted for in the countries that make up the former Yugoslavia – nearly half of
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Debate continues in Turkey over Syria, regional standing
Turkey is not sending top officials to this week’s Non-Aligned Movement summit conference in Tehran, where Syria’s conflict is likely
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Experts call for action as Europe’s crisis festers
Europe’s economic crisis has continued over the summer, while attention was diverted by the Olympics, the war in Syria and
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EU ready to increase funding to cope with Syrian humanitarian crisis, Georgieva says
Bulgaria’s European Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has welcomed the UN Security Council French Presidency’s initiative to put the humanitarian situation in
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Bulgaria’s first electronic border control counters opened at Sofia Airport
The first electronic border control desks in Bulgaria were opened at Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 on August 28 2012. The
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Firefighters battle blazes in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountain, Serbia, Macedonia and Greece
Firefighters in Bulgaria continued their struggle against the blaze in the Beli Bor area of the Rila Mountain on August
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