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Month: October 2012

Bulgaria News World 

US Green Card lottery starts on October 2

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Registration for the United States 2014 Diversity Visa (DV) Program – commonly known as the “green card lottery” – starts

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian small business promotion agency invites applications for innovation fund grants

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion  Agency (BSMEPA) has invited applications from science and technology projects for grants from

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Bulgaria News 

Committee meets on bids to build houses in Bulgaria’s earthquake-hit Pernik

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The national council managing the funds raised by the Bulgarian Red Cross to assist people left homeless in the country’s

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Business Europe News World 

European airlines to post largest loss among global regions in 2012 – IATA

October 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European airlines are expected to post the largest loss of any global region at $1.2 billion, which means $0.1 billion

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Business Europe News 

Expert group on reforming EU banking sector presents report to European Commission

October 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The high-level expert group on reforming the European Union’s banking sector, appointed in November 2011, presented its report to the

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Europe News 

Decision awaited from Serbian authorities on October 6 Belgrade Pride parade

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A decision on whether Serbian authorities will allow the Belgrade Pride Parade planned for October 6 2012 to go ahead.

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Europe News World 

Georgian president Saakashvili concedes his party’s defeat in parliamentary election

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili said on October 2 2012 that he was conceding defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections held

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Business Europe News 

Measures pit ČEZ against Brussels

October 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Prague Post energy

Energy giant ČEZ has rejected reports it could be forced to sell more power plants than it originally expected, with

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Europe News World 

Georgian political rivals both claim victory

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Leaders of both opposing forces in Georgia claimed victory shortly after polls closed, setting the stage for a tense political

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