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S&P sees tough 2013 for CEE banks

April 3, 2013May 22, 2013 Benedicte Williams of The Budapest Times

Central and Eastern European banks face a difficult year, with those in Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia among the weakest,

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EU unemployment remains flat at 12% in February

April 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

The 27-member European Union ended February 2013 with 12 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.

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Cypriot finance minister quits, money controls eased

April 2, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has resigned as a judicial panel prepares to investigate the role that he and others

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Bulgarian employer associations quit tripartite council in protest over new law

April 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s four employer associations, one of the parties in the advisory tripartite council with labour unions and the government, quit

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Most Poles against common currency adoption

April 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week offered a legal solution that would allow the nation to vote on

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Bulgaria reports 732M leva Budget deficit for January-February

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on April 1 that the Budget deficit for the first two months of the year was

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Cyprus says no one to be spared in bailout investigation

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

The Cypriot president says no one, including his family members, should be immune from a new investigation of alleged wrongdoing

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s GERB widens gap despite nationwide protests – poll

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Bulgarian centre-right party GERB, in government until February, when prime minister Boiko Borissov resigned following large nationwide protests, widened the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria to test siren warning system on April 1

April 1, 2013March 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The early warning siren system will be tested in 10 Bulgarian cities on April 1 2013. The tests will take

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