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Month: December 2012

Bulgaria Business News 

Close to 50 000 firms registered in Bulgaria in 2012

December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 50 000 new companies, most of them SMEs, were registered in Bulgaria in 2012, nearly 5000 more than

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Bulgaria News 

Temperatures just below zero to usher in Bulgaria’s New Year, weather forecasters say

December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Temperatures in the range of minus five to zero degrees Celsius will prevail at midnight as Bulgaria meets the New

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian PM orders suspension of residential construction project at seaside near Nessebur

December 31, 2012December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov instructed the country’s construction control directorate on December 31 2012 to issue an order suspending

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Bulgaria News 

‘Warm weather’ spell could hit Bulgaria’s winter tourism season

December 31, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The current unseasonably relatively warm weather in Bulgaria could have a negative impact on the winter snow and ski tourism

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Bulgaria News 

New Year’s Eve concerts in Sofia and around Bulgaria

December 31, 2012December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Several Bulgarian singing stars will perform at an open-air concert on New Year’s Eve on Sofia’s Alexander Battenberg Square. The

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian authorities check taxis to prevent New Year’s Eve rip-offs

December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s motor vehicle administration is to carry out special checks to prevent rip-offs by taxi drivers on New Year’s Eve.

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Business Europe News 

Euro zone: Economic prospects for 2013 look bleak across the Continent

December 30, 2012May 22, 2013 Andrew Greene of The Prague Post

Street riots, political instability, financial bailouts and harsh austerity measures: The financially crippled eurozone endured another turbulent year in 2012

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Leisure 

Movie preview: For film buffs, 2013 will very likely be a year to remember

December 30, 2012December 30, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

All the nominations and marketing buzz of awards season usually focuses the attention of those outside the United States on

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Bulgaria News 

Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko demand ski area expansion

December 28, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko mountain resort plan protest rallies in the coming days, blocking the road into the town and

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