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Month: July 2012

Europe News 

Romanian parliament moves to impeach president

July 4, 2012 Alex Bivol

Romania’s ruling coalition tabled on July 4 a motion to suspend president Traian Basescu and was expected to hold a

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former imf managing director Rodrigo Rato
Europe News World 

Spanish bank fraud investigation targets ex-IMF chief Rato

July 4, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

A Spanish court has launched a fraud investigation against former executives of key lender Bankia, including the one-time chief of

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Bulgaria News 

Temperature records set in Bulgaria with more sweltering heat to come

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

Four temperature records were registered across Bulgaria by the mid-afternoon of July 4 2012, the National Institute of Meteorology and

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Bulgaria News 

Another Brit falls from balcony at Bulgarian Black Sea resort

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

A 21-year-old British tourist fell from the balcony of his hotel in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach

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Business Europe News 

European Parliament approves better terms for EU firms doing business with Russia

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

European Union firms will now enjoy better terms when doing business with Russia, under three deals endorsed by members of

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Rosen Plevneliev president of Bulgaria
Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria will support Greece on the way to new economic growth, Plevneliev says

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

Bulgaria will support Greece on its way to new economic growth in the spirit of pan-European efforts, just as Bulgaria

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golf 1 photo by cflart
Business 

Up to par: The success of Czech golf courses

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post

Mark Twain once said, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” But, for local businessmen, golf can be a long-term investment

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Europe News 

European Parliament rejects ACTA in landslide vote

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

European Parliament voted on July 4 to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the international treaty that internet freedom groups

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News World 

CERN finds new subatomic particle ‘consistent with Higgs boson’

July 4, 2012 Alex Bivol

The hunt for the most elusive subatomic particle of them all might finally caught its quarry, as the European Organisation

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