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Month: September 2012

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Bulgaria reiterates reluctance to join EU banking union

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria supports the idea of a European Union banking union but it would not be the interest of the country

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Europe News 

Slovakia confirms first victims of methyl alcohol poisoning

September 18, 2012September 18, 2012 The Slovak Spectator

Laboratory results have confirmed the poisoning by methyl alcohol of four men from Veľké Kapušany, who drank spirits imported from

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Business Europe Leisure News 

Biowine receives EU approval: Label certification boosts the sales of organic drink

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 Jennifer Rigby of The Prague Post

The intricacies of the European Union could drive anyone to drink, but until recently, organic winemakers had more cause than

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Bulgaria News 

New Sofia metro line springs a leak

September 17, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Stations on Sofia’s second metro line sprung leaks only a fortnight after opening for business at the first sign of

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian judges elect first members of Bulgaria’s supreme judicial council

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Several days after Bulgaria’s Parliament held the hearings for the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) candidates nominated by MPs, the country’s

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Foreign ministers deliver EU’s message to Tbilisi ahead of Georgia’s elections

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Foreign ministers from five European Union countries have delivered a message of encouragement and support to Georgia ahead of the

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Rock veterans Status Quo to play in Sofia on October 18

September 17, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

British rock legends Status Quo are to have a concert in Sofia in the Bulgarian capital city’s National Palace of

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

Increase in hourly labour costs in Bulgaria among highest in EU in Q2 2012, Eurostat says

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria saw among the highest increases in labour costs on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2012 in

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria joins European 2012 grape crop trend as harvest drops 30%

September 17, 2012May 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s 2012 grape harvest is coming in at 30 per cent less than last year, but with the promise of

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