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Month: July 2012

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev to hold a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security on July 26

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The July 18 terrorist attack on Israeli tourists at Bourgas Airport has been added to the agenda of the Consultative

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Bulgaria News World 

Parliament, UN, EU condemn suicide bombing terrorist attack at Bulgarian airport: Updated

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved a motion condemning the July 18 2012 terrorist attack at the country’s Sarafovo Airport in the

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Business Europe News Perspectives 

The ins and outs of the EU banking pact

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 Adela Zabrazna for The Prague Post

Since its introduction in May by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, the concept of an EU-wide banking union remains

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Business Europe Leisure News 

EC welcomes OECD report showing revival of tourism industry

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

International tourism arrivals have returned rapidly to steady growth, showing tourism’s resilience to the effects of the global economic and financial crisis, according to a

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Bulgaria Europe Leisure News 

Have a safe trip: European Commission consults on how to help victims of road accidents abroad

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

About 130 million Europeans have planned a holiday in another European Union country this year. About three-quarters of them will

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Europe Leisure News World 

10 Brits hospitalised abroad every day, UK foreign office figures show

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Foreign Office’s annual British Behaviour Abroad report showed that from April1  2011 to March 31 2012, Foreign Office staff

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Bulgaria News World 

Stepped-up security at Bulgarian airports, rail and bus stations and Israeli facilities

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport, the site of a suicide bombing terrorist attack that left seven people dead and more than 30

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Bulgaria News World 

Chief Mufti’s office does not believe Bulgarian Muslim would have been involved in Bourgas Airport terrorist attack

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The office of the Chief Mufti, the principal Muslim leader in Bulgaria, has condemned the terrorist attack at Bourgas Airport

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Bulgaria News World 

There had been prior warnings of possible terrorist attack on Israelis in Bulgaria, head of Shalom says

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

There had been prior warnings of the possibility of terrorist attacks against Israelis in Bulgaria and against Israeli community places

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