Banking union: EU reaches euro zone bank supervision deal
European Union finance ministers have reached a deal to create a single supervisor for eurozone banks, in a bid to
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Illegal drugs and stolen goods seized in international operation at 28 European airports
Couriers have been arrested and drugs and stolen goods seized as law enforcement authorities from 15 countries carried out a
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President Plevneliev discusses Bulgarian – African trade ties with African ambassadors in Sofia
The state of trade, economic and political ties with African countries were discussed at a December 12 2012 meeting between
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Greece to prosecute first maritime piracy case with evidence gathered by Interpol team
Evidence gathered by an Interpol Incident Response Team (IRT) following the release of the hijacked oil tanker Irene SL in
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ICTY sentences Bosnia Serb intelligence chief over Srebrenica and Zepa
A United Nations war crimes tribunal on December 12 2012 sentenced a former Bosnian Serb military chief to life imprisonment after convicting
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Turkey’s PM attacks popular TV show Magnificent Century
Turkey is witnessing something of a battle royal. The country’s most popular soap television series, “Magnificent Century,” is about Turkey’s
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11 EU countries get European Parliament’s approval for a financial transaction tax
Eleven EU countries planning to introduce a financial transaction tax (FTT) won a resounding go-ahead from members of the European
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Bulgarian Defence Minister’s proposed jet fighter acquisition plan fails to get Cabinet approval
A proposal by Bulgarian Defence Minister Anyu Angelov to go ahead with direct negotiations on buying jet fighter aircraft without
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Romania’s ruling coalition trounces opposition in general election
Romania’s ruling coalition won convincingly in the parliamentary election held on December 9, final results made public by the country’s
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