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Year: 2012

Bulgaria News 

Battle against blaze on Sofia’s Vitosha mountain continues

July 2, 2012July 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Firefighters battling the blaze that started on Sofia’s Vitosha mountain on July 1 said early on July 2 that the

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Business Europe News World 

Iran braces for EU embargo

July 2, 2012May 22, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

European Union sanctions against imports of Iranian oil went into effect Sunday. The sanctions are part of a growing arsenal

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Europe 

Cyprus sparks controversy as EU’s next president

July 2, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Cyprus takes over the European Union presidency Sunday for the next six months. The island’s own financial difficulties and its

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Europe News 

Harsher criminal code adopted by Hungary

July 2, 2012July 1, 2012 Benedicte Williams of The Budapest Times

Hungary’s parliament has approved a new criminal code, which came into effect on July 1 2012. Justice Ministry state secretary

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Leisure 

Film Review: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

July 2, 2012July 1, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

For some reason, they felt they needed to leave Africa. The various wild animals and former longtime inhabitants of Central

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Business 

Cleves launches sixth apartment rental project in Sofia

July 2, 2012July 1, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Cleves, the luxury Sofia apartment rental company, launched on June 27 2012 a 21-apartment project valued at 4.8 million euro,

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Bulgaria People 

Sovereign Order of Malta holds traditional reception

July 2, 2012July 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The traditional reception of the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Bulgaria was held on June 27 2012

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Europe News 

EU leaders agree on bank rescue fund, bond support for Italy and Spain

June 29, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Leaders of the European Union have reached an agreement to use its rescue fund to directly boost struggling banks across

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Bulgaria Business Leisure News 

Sunny Beach hotels say tourist services affected by traffic limitations

June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

An association of hotel, shop and restaurant owners from Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach resort on the Black Sea coast has said

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