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Year: 2012

Europe News 

Serbia’s Nikolic faces more overseas criticism for Srebrenica comments

June 6, 2012May 27, 2013 VOANews Serbia

Serbia’s new president, Tomislav Nikolic, is facing more criticism from the West and the region for denying that the 1995

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Bulgaria News 

Three people still missing after munitions depot blasts in Bulgaria

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Three people who were working in the immediate proximity of the first blast at the munitions depot near the village

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Perspectives 

Different paths: the Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox churches

June 5, 2012May 27, 2013 Momchil Metodiev 0 Comments Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In recent months, Bulgarian – Russian church relations have been dominated by a minor dispute – the conflict at the

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Business Europe News 

S&P rates Greek euro zone exit odds at one-in-three

June 5, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Credit ratings agency Standard&Poor’s has described the odds that Greece will exit the euro zone following the June 17 parliamentary

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Bulgaria News 

Seven injured in explosions at munitions depot in Bulgaria

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven people were injured in a series of explosions that rocked a munitions depot in south-eastern Bulgaria on June 5,

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Bulgaria Business 

Bulgarian Government mulls new rules on retail chains

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

Bulgaria’s Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Delyan Dobrev, said on June 4 2012 that amendments to competition protection legislation

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Health Minister proposes private health insurance add-on

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

Bulgaria’s Health Minister, Desislava Atanasova, has suggested the introduction of a second health insurance, in a private fund, to replace

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Leisure 

Elevation festival unveils full line-up, adds ‘warm-up party’

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Organisers of Elevation festival in Bulgaria have unveiled the full line-up of participating bands, announcing, on June 5, that the

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Bulgaria Europe Leisure 

Health care: EC launches smartphone app ‘to ensure stress-free travel this summer’

June 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Just in time for the summer holidays, the EURO 2012 Football Championship and the London 2012 Olympics, the European Commission has

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