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Day: December 4, 2012

Europe News Perspectives 

Few heroes in Central Europe’s post-war chaos

December 4, 2012December 4, 2012 Benedicte Williams of The Budapest Times

Review: Orderly and Humane. The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War Some 65 years ago on the outskirts

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Europe News Perspectives 

Opinion: Ukraine – incompetence reigns supreme

December 4, 2012 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post

Inevitably after a major election and government reshuffle, Ukraine’s counterparts once again start asking themselves, which way Ukraine is going

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Europe News 

Ukraine PM resigns amid economic crisis

December 4, 2012June 2, 2013 Stefan Bos of VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine is facing political uncertainty after the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Cabinet Monday. The president

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Europe News 

European Court issues landmark language ruling

December 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Publication in three languages of notices of EU job competitions and the obligation to take the selection tests in one

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Europe News World 

Nato: Syria chemical weapons warrant immediate international reaction

December 4, 2012June 2, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews Nato, Syria

The NATO secretary-general says the alliance will authorize Tuesday the deployment of a missile defense system to Turkey “within weeks”

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s Budget with 74.2 million leva deficit at end-October

December 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After seven straight months of surplus, Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry reported a consolidated Budget deficit of 74.2 million leva at the

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Bulgaria News 

Indictments in Bulgaria for people trafficking up by 30% – Justice Minister

December 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of criminal charges pressed for trafficking in human beings has increased by 30 per cent in Bulgaria, the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian traffic police start check-ups of car tyres after first snowfall

December 4, 2012December 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian traffic police said on December 4 2012 that they were carrying out checks whether car had winter snow tyres

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian police arrest 10 for alleged 50M leva tax fraud

December 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian anti-organised crime police, working together with the State Agency for National Security, have arrested 10 people who in the

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