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Day: June 25, 2012

poster for Tudo Brasil Fest Sofia 2012
Bulgaria Leisure News 

Tudo Brasil Festival 2012 in Sofia

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A Tudo Brasil Festival is being held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia from June 27 to July 1 2012. The

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Beachside housing in the Chalkidiki peninsula Greece
Bulgaria Business Europe News 

‘Boom in Bulgarians buying second homes in Greece’ – report

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

There has been a boom in Bulgarians buying second homes in Greece after property prices in the country’s troubled southern

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Bulgaria Europe News World 

Ministers to brief EU council discussion on Syria about Lebanon, Iraq visits

June 25, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Three foreign ministers from European Union countries – Nikolai Mladenov of Bulgaria, Carl Bildt of Sweden and Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski

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Bulgaria News People 

Bulgaria chooses representative for ‘FameLab Olympics’ in Dublin

June 25, 2012June 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Veterinary science graduate and FameLab alumnus Toma Shtilianov has been votedBulgaria’s representative to take part in the “Famelab Olympics” as

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgaria joins condemnation of Syrian downing of Turkish aircraft

June 25, 2012June 24, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria condemns the downing of a Turkish aircraft by the Syrian air force and calls on the regime in Damascus

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Parliament of Canada in Ottawa
Europe News World 

Roma in firing line as Canada moves to end abuses

June 25, 2012June 24, 2012 Attila Leitner of The Budapest Times

The “Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act” has passed the vote in the country’s House of Commons and is heading to

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Europe News 

Slovak parliament approves European Stability Mechanism

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

As expected, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), a permanent rescue fund proposed by eurozone countries to deal with the sovereign

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Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras
Europe News 

Greece’s new leaders to miss EU meeting

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 VOANews Greece

Greece has run into a snag in its efforts to renegotiate its European-led bailout, as health problems sidelined the new

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