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Scotland Yard Cracks Down on Bulgarian, Romanian Roma Beggars
May 19, 2012
More than 30 arrests have been made in London in a crackdown against Roma beggars from Bulgaria, Romania, and other Eastern European states.
The crackdown by the British police authorities comes amid fears they are targeting tourists and using children to help them make money, The London Evening Standard reported on Friday.
Scotland Yard is respo…
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May 19, 2012
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has snubbed the statements of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the humanitarian and stability situation in Syria.
“I don’t care what Bashar Assad says. It is important how we will act in order to protect the population that is undergoing violence,” Erdogan told reporters at a meeting with the Bulgar…
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Russian Opposition to Bring ‘March of Millions’ Closer to Kremlin
May 18, 2012
The Russian opposition wants its next “March of Millions” protest rally scheduled for the Day of Russia, June 12, to be held closer to the Kremlin in the Russian capital Moscow.
Sergey Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front opposition movement said in his Twitter on Friday, that the rally should be allowed to proceed from Tverskaya Zastava Square …
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Eastern Europe Least Prepared for Euro Zone Breakup, FT Survey Finds
May 18, 2012
Corporate executives in Eastern Europe are least prepared for a possible breakup of the euro zone, the latest Financial Times /Economist Global Business Barometer survey has found.
The FT/Economist Global Business Barometer, a survey of more than 1,500 senior executives, exposes a lack of corporate preparation for an event that has become suddenly…
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Turkey Echoes Downsizing Nabucco Pipeline, Promotes TANAP
May 18, 2012
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has echoed the proposal of the Nabucco Consortium for downsizing the previously ambitious EU-sponsored gas transit pipeline project, Nabucco.
Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister said on Friday that it would not be appropriate to say that the Nabucco project was over, as cited by The Journal of Turkis…
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Bulgaria Appeals Court Keeps Notorious ‘Octopus’ behind Bars
May 18, 2012
Controversial Bulgarian businessman and ex-secret agent Alexey Petrov will remain permanently in detention, the country’s court of appeals has ruled.
Petrov, who has been tried in the complicated high-profile ‘Octopus’ case for organized crime, was arrested at the beginning of May in the court hall after two witnesses said he pressured them to cha…
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Plovdiv-Bursa Flights to Be Launched Within 3 Months
May 18, 2012
Direct flights between Bulgaria’s second largest city of Plovdiv and Turkey’s Bursa will be launched withing three months, according to Doychin Angelov, Director of Plovdiv’s airport.
Angelov has discussed the project with Bursa Mayor Recep Altepe and representatives of Turkish airline carriers during his visit to Turkey, Darik radio informs.
Kaiserslautern Fires Bundesliga’s 1st Bulgarian Coach
May 18, 2012
Relegated Bundesliga club Kaiserslautern has sacked its coach, former Bulgarian international Krasimir Balakov, according to German media.
The decision was announced Thursday by the club’s chairman Stefan Kuntz.
Franco Foda, who is currently the manager of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz, has been tipped to replace the Bulgarian coach.
Barroso: EU Wants Greece to Stay in Euro Area
May 18, 2012
The head of the European Commission said Europe wants Greece to remain part of the euro zone, but stressed there was “no way” of changing the terms of a 130-billion-euro bailout agreed.
“As far as Greece is concerned, I would like to reaffirm very clearly that we want Greece to stay in the euro area. And the European Union will do all it takes to …
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IMF Suspends Contacts with Greece Until After New Vote
May 18, 2012
The International Monetary Fund will not return to Greece to review its loan program before Athens holds fresh elections on June 17, an IMF official said on Thursday.
“We take note that elections have been called and we look forward to being in contact with the new government when it has been formed,” David Hawley, IMF deputy director of external …
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