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Month: September 2012

Europe News Perspectives 

States of denial

September 10, 2012May 22, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times

Backgrounder: Repatriation and release of jailed Azeri murderer threatens to reignite frozen conflict, raises questions of Hungarian realpolitik Hungary’s government

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Leisure 

Film Review: The Expendables 2

September 10, 2012September 9, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

So, this is what a film without a screenplay looks like. The Expendables 2 is messy, simpleminded and only gets

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Business Europe News 

European Bank move could help economy

September 9, 2012May 22, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

Europe’s central bank made a key announcement Thursday that immediately eased financial pressure on the continent’s troubled economies, lowering interest

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Bulgaria Business News World 

Bulgaria climbs in World Economic Forum’s 2012 global competitiveness report

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has climbed to 62nd place in the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competiveness Report, up from 74th place, beating

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Bulgaria Business News 

Free access to Bulgaria’s Commercial Register aids theft of companies, report says

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Free access to personal data in Bulgaria’s Commercial Register is helping fraudsters to steal companies by changing their ownership, according

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Business Europe News 

Euro zone shoppers spend less on food, drink and tobacco, bringing down July retail sales figures

September 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Consumers in the 17-member euro zone cut back on spending on food, drink and tobacco in July 2012, leading EU

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Bulgaria News 

Warning on intense traffic as Bulgaria takes off four-day Unification Day long weekend

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Motorists planning to travel long distances in Bulgaria for the four-day Unification Day long weekend from September 6 to 9

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet to amend Investment Promotion Act

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was expected to approve, at a meeting on September 5 2012, changes to the Investment Promotion Act aimed

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia’s landmark Tsar Liberator statue removed for repairs

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Five-ton Tsar Liberator Alexander II and his horse are on the move from their customary spot in central Sofia outside

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