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Month: June 2012

Perspectives 

Russia Watch: Join Russia and the US by rail tunnels under the Bering Strait?

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Russia’s Urals oil has been over $100 a barrel for a year now. The country’s budgets are balanced. Debt is

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Perspectives 

Casting caution to the wind: The case for optimism

June 4, 2012June 6, 2012 Bill Drysdale

It is a great pleasure to be invited to contribute a column for the opening edition of The Sofia Globe.

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Parliament passes public-private partnership law

June 4, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs passed at second reading on June 1 the much-awaited Public-Private Partnership Act, which will allow the state and

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Business 

Kozloduy fund projects worth 120 million leva approved

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Projects worth more than 120 million leva, submitted to the Kozloduy international fund, will be financed using EU funds, Bulgaria’s

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Europe News 

Most in EU favour uniform rules on asylum seekers – poll

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Eight out of 10 Europeans agree that European Union member states should offer protection and asylum to those in need

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Leisure Perspectives 

Indicators never lie!

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Mark Thomas

It is said that two of the key leading or early indicators of economic activity are the construction and travel

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Leisure 

The cuisine column: Sarmi

June 4, 2012May 6, 2013 Joana Levieva-Sawyer

It is very appropriate that the recipe for sarmi or dolmades should be the first to appear on this website.

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Intriguing new archaeological finds in Bulgaria

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Hristina Dimitrova archaeology

With the improving weather, the archaeological season inBulgariais in full swing and several new finds already have been reported, the

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria to further cut mobile termination rates

June 4, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has received European Commission approval to further cut the ceiling on mobile termination rates, the

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