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Day: October 9, 2012

Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s National History Museum gets huge addition to its ancient, medieval collections

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National History Museum received a huge boost to its classical era and medieval collections on October 9, when it

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Bulgaria Business News 

BTC shareholders vote in favour of debt restructuring – report

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Shareholders in Bulgaria’s former state fixed-line monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) voted in favour of restructuring the company’s debt, reducing

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria, US to sign crime-fighting agreement during Napolitano visit

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

United States homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano and Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov are to sign a bilateral agreement

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Bulgaria News 

Close to 20 000 leva in fines imposed since Bulgaria’s smoking ban came into effect, Health Minister says

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After thousands of checks at catering establishments, facilities for children and health care facilities, health inspectors had imposed fines adding

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

Bulgaria wants gas grid link with Turkey in Nabucco

October 9, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov offered the Nabucco consortium to include the future gas grid link with Turkey in the

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Five EU foreign ministers urge Georgia to continue on the path to EU, Nato

October 9, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The election results place on the leaders of Georgian Dream and the United National Movement a great responsibility to ensure

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Socialist leader Stanishev wants voter turnout validity bar for Belene referendum lowered

October 9, 2012June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Belene, Sergei Stanishev

With polls suggesting that a proposed national referendum on building a nuclear power station at Belene may be invalid because

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s underpaid actors, art gallery and museum staff should get 10% pay increase, Culture Minister says

October 9, 2012October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

People in the field of culture are the most underpaid and Bulgaria’s actors and staff at museums, art galleries and

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Bulgaria News 

Veliko Turnovo anti-mafia chief leaked wiretaps, state secrets to businessman and media, court hears

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The former head of the territorial directorate of the National Directorate for Combating Organised Crime in the Bulgarian city of

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