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Day: September 21, 2012

Bulgaria Europe News 

Customs Agency check finds no problem with Czech alcohol in Bulgaria: Updated

September 21, 2012September 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A check by Bulgaria’s Customs Agency into Czech alcoholic drinks imported into Bulgaria, an investigation prompted by deaths and hospitalisations

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Bulgaria News 

Sobering news for Sofia’s Students Town as Parliament takes first step towards limits on bars and casinos

September 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved the first reading of legislation limiting the activities of bars, clubs, restaurants and gambling halls in

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Europe News 

Banned booze: Vendors count their losses as police search for methanol-tainted liquor continues

September 21, 2012September 21, 2012 Tomas Rakos of The Prague Post

Minutes before midnight on September 14, two police officers, worn-out after hours of walking around local pubs and bars, handed

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Europe News 

Czech Republic bans hard liquor exports, but taking steps to enable easing of local ban

September 21, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Czech Republic announced on September 20 2012 that it was putting an immediate ban on the export of all

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Business Europe News World 

China to continue supporting Europe’s recovery

September 21, 2012May 22, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

China’s premier says his country will continue to help Europe resolve its debt crisis, indicating Beijing will not stop buying

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Europe News 

Georgian official steps down over prison abuse

September 21, 2012September 21, 2012 VOANews

Georgia’s interior minister has resigned, amid continuing protests over alleged prisoner abuse that was filmed and aired on Georgian television

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Bulgaria Europe News 

AEJ asks European Commission to monitor media environment in Bulgaria

September 21, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Association of European Journalists (AEJ), which earlier in September wrote an open letter to European Commissioner Neelie Kroes about

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Leisure 

Film Review: The Words

September 21, 2012September 21, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

No, this is not an adaptation of the Jean-Paul Sartre novel. Rather, it is a film based on a screenplay

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