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Year: 2012

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News World 

Russian PM Medvedev wants smoking in public places banned

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

Russia has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with an estimated 40 percent of the country’s adults

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Europe News 

European Commissioner John Dalli resigns

October 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

John Dalli has resigned as European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, the European Commission said on October 16 2012.

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Business News World 

Citigroup’s chief executive resigns

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 VOANews

The chief executive of Citigroup, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has unexpectedly resigned. Vikram Pandit, who led the

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Europe News 

Ukrainian voters punished for candidates’ fraud

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post

Asked by sociologists about how they plan to vote, millions of Ukrainians could simply respond: “I can’t travel that far.”

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Europe News 

EU rebukes Google on its privacy policy

October 17, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Data protection agencies in Europe have concluded that Google’s new privacy policy does not comply with the continent’s laws, but

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Europe News World 

Iran criticises latest EU sanctions

October 17, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Iran has criticized the latest round of sanctions aimed at pressuring the country to curb its nuclear program. Foreign Ministry

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Controversial former Bulgarian foreign minister nominated for second EPP term – report

October 16, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol

Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB has nominated Roumyana Zheleva, a former foreign minister and failed European Commissioner-designate, for a second term

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Business Perspectives 

M&A corner: EU and government subsidies – boon or bane to SMEs?

October 16, 2012October 16, 2012 Les Nemethy

One should not look a gift horse in the mouth, as the saying goes, so forgive me if I raise

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

EU annual inflation stays flat in September, Bulgarian CPI up

October 16, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Annual inflation was unchanged in September, both in the euro zone and the European Union as a whole, but the

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