Cyprus rushing to finish controls ahead of reopening of banks
Cyprus is finalizing restrictions aimed at preventing depositors from making massive cash withdrawals when banks reopen on March 28 2013
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Economic sentiment worsens in EU, euro zone in March 2013
In March 2013, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased in both the euro area and the EU, putting on hold
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Bulgaria’s political parties pursue votes with ‘changing of the guard’ strategies
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev has captured headlines in the local media by imposing a “changing of the guard”
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Hristo Bozov elected caretaker mayor of Bulgaria’s Varna
The municipal council of Varna, Bulgaria’s third-largest city, elected Hristo Bozov on March 27 as caretaker mayor until a by-election
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Registration of parties for Bulgaria’s 2013 elections ends on March 27
Bulgaria’s political parties have until 6pm on March 27 to submit applications to be registered for the country’s ahead-of-term national
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Banks in Cyprus remain closed after bailout
Depositors with more than $130,000 in Cypriot banks could see about 40 percent of their deposits turned into bank shares,
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US Steel to stay in Slovakia’s Košice
US Steel Corporation will not sell its U.S. Steel Košice (USSK) subsidiary in eastern Slovakia. Representatives of the Slovak government
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Tens of thousands protest in anti-government strike in Poland
Thousands of workers staged a strike in southern Poland’s industrial Silesia region on March 26 2013 in a protest against
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Prosecutors charge Bulgaria’s former agriculture minister Naidenov
Prosecutors from a unit charged with fighting EU funds mismanagement have pressed charges against Bulgaria’s former agriculture minister Miroslav Naidenov,
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