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Year: 2012

Europe News Perspectives 

Transnistria: A bottom-up solution

September 27, 2012June 2, 2013 Nicu Popescu and Leonid Litra, ECFR Moldova

In June 2010, German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched the Meseberg process. Under the plan, Russia would be included in European

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Archaeology: Early Christian baptismal fonts found at ancient fortress site in Bulgaria’s Byala

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Varna archaeologists working at a site of an ancient fortress near Cape Saint Atanas in Byala on Bulgaria’s Black Sea

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Europe News 

Czech Republic partly lifts ban on sale of hard liquor

September 27, 2012May 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A partial easing of the Czech Republic’s ban on the sale of hard liquor made in the country comes into

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Europe News 

Hungarian government sends its economic policy proposals to IMF, EU

September 27, 2012May 22, 2013 The Budapest Times

The Hungarian government sent its proposals on Wednesday morning to the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, Hungary’s chief

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Europe News 

Greek police clash with demonstrators against austerity measures

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 Selah Hennessy VOANews

Clashes erupted between police and protesters in Greece on Wednesday, as citizens took to the streets to demonstrate against fresh

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Bulgaria Business News 

Mysterious US consortium shows interest in Bulgaria’s Belene nuclear plant

September 27, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

MPs from Bulgarian Parliament’s economic policy committee were caught unawares on September 26, when Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev attended a

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgaria grants funds for humanitarian aid in Syria, Sahel and to Palestinians

September 27, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov, Syria

Bulgaria’s Cabinet, acting on a proposal by Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov, approved on September 26 2012 the granting of 100 000

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Bulgaria News People 

Charity pub quiz in aid of Cedar Foundation

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia Globe may report, in all modesty, that the Charity Pub Quiz held on September 26 2012 at JJ

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s consumer watchdog slams banks on lending terms

September 26, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) said on September 26 that it found illegal provisions in the lending terms of

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