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Day: September 19, 2012

Bulgaria News 

After vampire, Sozopol archaeological dig yields skeleton of gambler

September 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Archaeological digs in the Bulgarian town of Sozopol on the Black Sea – where earlier this summer archaeologists found a

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet votes further 1.6 million leva to assist Pernik in earthquake aftermath

September 19, 2012September 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on September 19 2012 to allocate a further 1.6 million leva (about 800 000 euro)  to assist

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Shale gas: EU countries need robust rules on fracking, European Parliament committees say

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

The emergence of exploration for shale oil and shale gas in some EU countries should be backed up with “robust

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria changes rules on validity of driving licences

September 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on September 19 2012 to change the rules on the length of validity of driving licences, cutting

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Business 

Bulgarian green energy firms protest new fees

September 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian wind and solar farms could go out of business because of a new power grid connection fee that went

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Europe News 

More than 160 stolen cars recovered in international police operation, Europol says

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

More than 160 stolen vehicles were recovered and 75 people arrested in a two-day operation, European police agency Europol said.

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria awaits clarity on promised pension increases

September 19, 2012September 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Pensions in Bulgaria will go up on April 1 2013, the head of Parliament’s committee on the Budget said, the

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Bulgaria Business News 

World grain price increases push up prices of pork in Bulgaria, meat processors say

September 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of pork in Bulgaria have increased about 30 per cent since the end of July 2012, forced up by

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Europe News World 

Turkish polls show waning support for Ankara’s Syria policy

September 19, 2012 Dorian Jones of VOANews

A recent opinion poll in Turkey found that only 18 percent of Turks back their government’s support for the Syrian

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