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Day: July 27, 2012

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Bulgarian socialists file Belene referendum petition

July 27, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgarian socialists have filed in Parliament on July 27 a petition, which they claimed was signed by 773 447 people,

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian police start special sniffer dogs checks on buses for explosives, drugs

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian police have started using sniffer dogs to check for explosives and drugs on buses travelling on Trakiya Motorway to

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Bulgaria News World 

Bourgas terrorist’s fake driving licence was used in Plovdiv five years ago

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The fake Michigan driving licence found on the corpse of the suicide bomber who committed the July 18 Bourgas Airport

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Business Europe News 

EU to probe state aid to five Greek banks

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on July 27 that it has temporarily approved state aid for five Greek banks, but would

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Outgoing US ambassador Warlick will leave Bulgaria on September 14 – US embassy

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

United States ambassador in Sofia James Warlick will conclude his service in Bulgaria and plans to depart the country on

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Europe News 

New internet service improves greatly GPS reliability, European Commission says

July 27, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

GPS data can now be obtained via the internet in addition to access via the existing satellite signal. European Commission

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Business Europe Leisure News 

Another travel firm files for insolvency

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Travel agent Blue Rays Thursday filed for insolvency, the latest in a string of Polish travel firms to run into

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Business Europe Leisure News 

New fee adds to comfort: Wizz Air

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 The Budapest Times

Travellers with Wizz Air can expect another fee as the airline prepares to trial run a cabin baggage fee on

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Europe News 

Czech teens top list of underage drinkers

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post

Ask why they are drinking alcohol, and you get a range of answers. “It’s fun and an opportunity to make

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