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Year: 2012

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Foreign tour groups have not cancelled bookings after Bourgas terrorist bomb attack, Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister says

July 23, 2012July 25, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The July 18 terrorist suicide bomber attack on Israeli tourists at Bourgas Airport has not resulted in foreign tour groups

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Customs staff protest against headquarters moving from Sofia to Rousse

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Staff of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency were to hold a protest on July 23 against a plan to move the agency’s

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Bulgaria News World 

After Bourgas bomb attack, memorial services and the hunt for accomplices

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Israeli tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov was scheduled to visit Bulgaria on July 23 2012 at the invitation of his Bulgarian

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Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras
Europe News World 

Greek PM: Country’s plight like US Great Depression

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 VOANews

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras says his country is facing economic upheaval like that of the devastating U.S. Great Depression

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Business Leisure News Perspectives World 

Smoke and mirrors – tourism and the Olympics

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 Mark Thomas

May 26 2012 was just another sporting Saturday in London; a football play off with 60 000 spectators in attendance

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Leisure 

Film review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

In anticipation of Lincoln, the epic Steven Spielberg production about the life of the 16th president of the United States,

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Bulgaria News World 

Heightened security continues at Bulgarian airports, bus, rail stations after terrorist suicide bombing

July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Heightened security measures remain in place at Bulgaria’s airports, ports, bus and railway stations and post office, on the orders

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Ireland removes labour market restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians

July 22, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Ireland has decided to remove labour market restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians with immediate effect, according to a statement on

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Europe News 

Norway marks anniversary of Breivik’s massacre

July 22, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Norway is marking the first anniversary Sunday of twin attacks that left 77 people dead. A number of commemorative events

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