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Day: October 12, 2012

Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s ruling party under siege over deposit interest tax plans

October 12, 2012 Alex Bivol

Two days after Bulgaria’s Cabinet announced the plans to introduce a 10 per cent tax on all income from deposit

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Parliament passes amendments to Investment Promotion Act

October 12, 2012November 28, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on October 12 a bill of amendments to the Investment Promotion Act, meant to

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgarians can join in congratulating themselves on Nobel Peace Prize award to EU, Foreign Minister Mladenov says

October 12, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The awarding of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union is acknowledgment for all of us that we

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Bulgaria News 

Approval ratings of Borissov and Cabinet slip but GERB still has largest share of votes – poll

October 12, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has an approval rating only just above his disapproval rating, remains substantially more popular than

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Europe News World 

European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 12, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo announced the winner

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria to revoke licence of tour operator that left holidaymakers stranded

October 12, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Ministry has said that it will revoke the licence of On Travel, the tour operator

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Europe News Perspectives 

Tales of two elections: Lithuania and Montenegro

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Election results in the two European countries that vote in parliamentary elections on October 14 2012 are likely to be

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News Perspectives World 

The Biden/Ryan debate: A victory for Ryan, but neither for substance nor for style

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The vice-presidential election debate saw Republican Paul Ryan win in the soundbite stakes, including at least one carefully-enunciated zinger that

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Bulgaria Leisure News People 

De Niro, Travolta dine with Bulgarian PM Borissov and Culture Minister Rashidov

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov joined an official working dinner with Hollywood stars Robert De Niro and John Travolta,

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