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Month: July 2012

Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian police seizes 12 tonnes of hashish

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police have seized 12 tonnes of hashish from a warehouse in the village of Mirovyane on the outskirts of

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People 

US embassy in Sofia celebrates Independence Day 2012

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

In celebration of US Independence Day, ambassador James Warlick and Mary Warlick hosted a well-attended event on July 3 2012

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Leisure 

EC releases mobile application for travellers

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

With the coming of the holiday season, the European Commission has released a mobile application for smartphones and tablets, which

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Europe Leisure News 

Thousands of tourists left abroad as Polish travel agency files for bankruptcy

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

The Polish authorities have scrambled to help over 4,500 bewildered and angry tourists on holiday in 10 different countries, including

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Europe Leisure News 

Hungarian wine goes online

July 5, 2012May 6, 2013 The Budapest Times

The government launched on Monday an official website that aims to promote Hungarian wine domestically and internationally. The site, bor.hu,

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Europe News 

Turkey locates pilots’ bodies

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Turkey says it has found the bodies of the two pilots whose jet was shot down by Syrian forces last

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Bulgaria News 

Vitosha fire rages on, authorities accused of poor organisation

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The fight against the forest fire on Vitosha mountain near Bulgarian capital Sofia continued for a fourth day on July

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Business Europe News 

European Commission proposes financial consumer protection package

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

The European Commission has proposed a package of legislative measures that aims to increase consumer protection in the financial services

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission unmasks former communist spies among trade union confederation

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Eight people who had occupied leadership positions in the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB) had worked for

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