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Year: 2012

Europe News 

Religion unites Slovakia, Hungary in euro coin controversy

December 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Budapest Times

Controversy over a two-euro coin is causing an unusual show of friendliness between Hungary and Slovakia. Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s public sector perceived as among most corrupt in EU, according to Transparency International 2012 index

December 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s public sector is seen as among the most corrupt in the European Union, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions

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Europe News Perspectives 

Few heroes in Central Europe’s post-war chaos

December 4, 2012December 4, 2012 Benedicte Williams of The Budapest Times

Review: Orderly and Humane. The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War Some 65 years ago on the outskirts

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Europe News Perspectives 

Opinion: Ukraine – incompetence reigns supreme

December 4, 2012 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post

Inevitably after a major election and government reshuffle, Ukraine’s counterparts once again start asking themselves, which way Ukraine is going

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Europe News 

Ukraine PM resigns amid economic crisis

December 4, 2012June 2, 2013 Stefan Bos of VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine is facing political uncertainty after the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Cabinet Monday. The president

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Europe News 

European Court issues landmark language ruling

December 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Publication in three languages of notices of EU job competitions and the obligation to take the selection tests in one

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Nato: Syria chemical weapons warrant immediate international reaction

December 4, 2012June 2, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews Nato, Syria

The NATO secretary-general says the alliance will authorize Tuesday the deployment of a missile defense system to Turkey “within weeks”

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s Budget with 74.2 million leva deficit at end-October

December 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After seven straight months of surplus, Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry reported a consolidated Budget deficit of 74.2 million leva at the

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Bulgaria News 

Indictments in Bulgaria for people trafficking up by 30% – Justice Minister

December 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of criminal charges pressed for trafficking in human beings has increased by 30 per cent in Bulgaria, the

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