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Day: June 7, 2012

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Business Europe News 

New rules on mortgages get nod from European Parliament committee

June 7, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Proposed new rules to ensure that house buyers are properly informed before taking on a mortgage were approved by the

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria set to abandon civil service pension reform – report

June 7, 2012 Alex Bivol

Despite making the issue a priority ever since the current Cabinet took office, the Finance Ministry now appears unlikely to

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Bulgaria 

Recycling machines will be tested for the first time in Bulgaria

June 7, 2012June 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Recycling machines will be tested in Sofia and Dimitrovgrad from September 2012, according to the Association of Recycling Industry (ARI),

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Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus
Bulgaria News 

Visiting Bulgaria, CIA chief Petraeus praises country’s efforts against terrorism, crime

June 7, 2012June 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus, who visited Bulgaria from June 5 to 7 2012, praised the Bulgarian Government’s efforts

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Bulgaria News 

Approval rating of Bulgarian Government has increased 3% y/y – poll

June 7, 2012June 7, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The approval rating ofBulgaria’s centre-right GERB Government headed by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov increased year-on-year by three per cent to

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Leisure 

Scrambling Vitosha’s challenging furrows

June 7, 2012June 7, 2012 Nick Iliev

One need not be a technically advanced mountain climber kitted out with 15kg of kit, nor does one need to

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