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Day: December 28, 2012

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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Russia acquits prison official in Magnitsky death

December 28, 2012December 28, 2012 VOANews

A Russian court has acquitted a top prison official charged in the death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009.

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Turbulence in Czech energy sector as Temelín tender attracts controversy

December 28, 2012 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

The largest public tender in the Czech Republic’s history descended into turmoil late in 2012, when Areva appealed its exclusion

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The Globe 2013: Business as usual

December 28, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

The economy, both in Bulgaria and the world as a whole, has defied the worst predictions of the doom brigade

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Europe News Perspectives World 

The Globe 2013: Eastern Europe, in and out of Europe

December 28, 2012May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

To start with one of those fascinating facts about the European Union in general in the course of the year

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