Treasury minister calls for dismissal of CEO of Poland’s troubled flagship airline LOT
Poland’s Treasury Ministry expects ailing state airline PLL LOT’s supervisory board to make the CEO accountable for the current situation,
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Month: December 2012
S&P confirms Bulgaria’s credit rating at BBB
Credit ratings agency Standard&Poor’s said on December 13 that it affirmed Bulgaria’s and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit
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Britain’s credit outlook deemed ‘negative’
A major financial services company has trimmed its outlook on Britain’s top-rated credit standing, cutting it from stable to negative.
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Struggling to curb a booming HIV epidemic
“Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths.” This is the long-term vision of UNAIDS, organizers of World Aids
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Bulgarian Parliament’s health committee rejects reversal of smoking ban
The Bulgarian Parliament’s health committee, in an 11 to zero vote on December 13 2012, rejected amendments proposing an easing
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Changes to procedure for British expatriates in Bulgaria applying for passports
The British government is making important changes to the passport service for British nationals living overseas. As of December 3
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Protesters walk backwards to oppose backtrack on Bulgaria’s smoking ban: Photo Gallery
A group of about 150 protesters walked backwards outside a parliamentary building in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 13
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Purchasing power in Bulgaria lowest in the EU – Eurostat
Purchasing power in Bulgaria, measured according to Actual Individual Consumption per capita, was the lowest in the European Union from
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Fear and loathing in Ukraine’s new parliament
Naked women and broken fences. Several brawls and plenty of insults. Watching the first day of the new parliament is
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