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Year: 2012

Business Europe News 

China’s spending spree in the EU

September 13, 2012May 22, 2013 Benjamin Tallis for The Prague Post

While Europeans gobble up cheap goods “Made in China,” publicity surrounding Chinese shopping practices has mainly focused on the fondness

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Europe News 

Bosnia cracks down on organised crime

September 13, 2012September 13, 2012 VOANews

Bosnian authorities say they have launched a major operation against organized crime, conducting raids across the country on groups suspected

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Business 

Bulgarian monthly inflation at 0.5% in August

September 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s consumer price index rose by 0.5 per cent in August, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on September 12,

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Bulgaria News 

Vitosha mountain ski runs to open this winter, officials say

September 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Vitosha Ski, the company that manages the ski lifts on Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, has agreed to rent and maintain

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Underwater search yields treasure trove of archaeological finds in Bulgaria’s Vromos Bay

September 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Archaeological finds in Bulgaria are usually limited to excavations of Thracian and classical antiquity sites on land, but the waters

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria sets up National Council on Crime Prevention

September 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on September 12 2012 the establishment of a National Council on Crime Prevention, with members drawn from

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgarian PM sends US president Obama condolences on death of US ambassador to Libya

September 12, 2012September 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has sent a message of condolences to United States president Barack Obama after the attack

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Bulgaria News 

Four Paws starts mass sterilisation campaign of stray dogs and cats in Sofia

September 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Animal welfare organisation Four Paws started on September 12 2012 a mass neutering campaign of stray and yard dogs and

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Europe News 

German court clears permanent Europe rescue fund

September 12, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Germany’s top court has rejected attempts to block a new permanent rescue fund for the eurozone, clearing the way for

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