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Day: September 20, 2012

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Digital agenda commissioner Kroes pushes e-EU in Sofia

September 20, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Commissioner Neelie Kroes picked Bulgaria, a country with a spotty record in pursuing the European Union’s digital agenda, to

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Bulgaria Business News 

Irish firm granted oil exploration licences in Bulgaria after court battle

September 20, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Dublin-based Moesia Oil and Gas, an independent oil and gas prospector, was awarded four exploration licences in Bulgaria after winning

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up ad-hoc committee to investigate high-level corruption

September 20, 2012September 20, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

In what socialist opposition MPs decried as a stunt ahead of Bulgaria’s 2013 national parliamentary elections, the National Assembly voted

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Bulgaria 

Sofia municipality intends 6M leva revamp of 2km of Dondoukov Boulevard

September 20, 2012September 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia municipality intends repairing about two kilometres of Dondoukov Boulevard, in the centre of the Bulgarian capital city, over the

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria checks alcohol on sale amid Czech bootleg liquor crisis

September 20, 2012September 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian consumer protection authorities said that they were checking alcohol products on sale, especially vodka and rum, because of the

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Bulgaria Business News Perspectives 

Jump in prices of basic foodstuffs aggravates cost of living in Bulgaria

September 20, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian consumers have been hit by sharp increases in the prices of some basic foodstuffs in the past few months,

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Europe News 

Prisoner abuse video sparks protests in Georgia

September 20, 2012 VOANews

Georgia’s President Mikhail Saakashvili has vowed to punish those responsible for the torture and rape of inmates at a Georgian

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Bulgaria News 

Plovdiv citrus import boss among group arrested for alleged 5M leva VAT fraud

September 20, 2012September 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Plovdiv-based Sotir Yankov, well-known for his citrus fruit import and distribution companies which are among Bulgaria’s largest, was among 12

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News Perspectives World 

Russian democracy groups face tough times after USAID ouster

September 20, 2012September 20, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

Russia has given the United States Agency for International Development until October 1, 2012 to close its operations and leave the country. 

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