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Day: October 10, 2012

Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft Budget, 10% tax on deposit interest

October 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Government approved on October 10 the Budget bill, drafted by the Finance Ministry, along with a number of Budget-related

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Europe News 

Candidate status for Albania and SAA for Kosovo in EC’s ‘next steps for EU enlargement’

October 10, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission, in a series of reports of Western Balkan countries, outlined what it called its “next steps towards

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Parliament extends term of shale gas committee

October 10, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament decided on October 10 to extend by six months the term of the ad hoc committee tasked with

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Europe News 

EC holds back on date for start of accession talks with Serbia, recommends ‘improved’ relations with Kosovo

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular progress report by the European Commission, released on October 10 2012, refrained from recommending a date for Belgrade

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Europe News 

European Commission again recommends start of EU accession negotiations with Macedonia

October 10, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on October 10 2012 that it was recommending that European Union accession negotiations be started with

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News World 

Russian court releases one of three Pussy Riot members

October 10, 2012 VOANews

A Russian appeals court has freed one of the members of the all-female punk band Pussy Riot, but has upheld

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Business People 

AmCham Bulgaria volunteer days to be held October 13-20

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria will hold its tenth volunteer days on October 13-20, choosing education as

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Analysis: New poll shows disillusionment with Bulgaria’s Cabinet and major political parties

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

With about nine months to go to Bulgaria’s summer 2013 national parliamentary elections, the country’s centre-right Cabinet, ruling party and

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Robert de Niro arrives in Bulgaria for Killing Season movie shoot

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Double-Oscar winner Robert de Niro arrived in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia for a brief stay to film scenes for

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