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Day: January 4, 2013

Bulgaria News 

Courts impound property of Bulgaria’s former roads agency chief

January 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Two courts issued orders to impound the property of Vesselin Georgiev, a former head of Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency, at

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2012 birthrate lowest since 1945

January 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of babies born in Bulgaria in 2012 – about 62 000 – was the lowest in the country

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Europe News 

Controversy continues over Czech president Klaus’s amnesty announcement

January 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The New Year announcement by Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus of an amnesty that is freeing about 7000 people from

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Bulgaria News 

Investigations find widespread violations of Bulgaria’s smoking ban

January 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Six months after the introduction by Bulgaria of a full ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces such as restaurants

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Europe News Perspectives 

Slovakia celebrates the 20th anniversary of the velvet split

January 4, 2013 The Slovak Spectator

Slovakia as we know it today celebrates 20 years of its existence on January 1, 2013. On this day in 1993,

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Europe News 

Central and Eastern Europe: Economic downturn challenges democracy

January 4, 2013 Harriet Salem for The Prague Post

2012 was a year of flux for Central and East European countries, with the specter of economic recession posing serious

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News World 

Water found in two-billion-year-old Mars rock

January 4, 2013 VOANews

Scientists examining a 2 billion-year-old rock from Mars that landed in the Sahara desert say it holds a large amount

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