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Month: January 2013

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Economic sentiment in EU, euro zone improved in January 2013

January 30, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

In January 2013, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.4 points in both the EU (to 90.6) and the

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Europe News 

‘Further progress needed’ in Romania’s judiciary reform, EC report says

January 30, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Romania must do more to deliver on respect for rule of law and judicial independence, having implemented some but not

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Bulgaria Business News 

Finance Minister hands Bulgarian passport to major Italian investor Miroglio

January 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Edoardo Miroglio, the Italian investor who has brought many million euro in investments in the textile and wine industries in

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian PM to nominate BAS president for education portfolio

January 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 30 that he intended to nominate Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) president

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Bulgaria Europe News World 

Bulgaria falls in 2013 World Press Freedom Index

January 30, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has dropped seven places to rank 80th in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

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Business 

Three companies receive German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce awards

January 30, 2013January 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Lufthansa Technik, Liebherr and Winterhalder received awards at the annual German economy gala organised by the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce

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Bulgaria Business News 

Real estate prices in Bulgaria ‘to rise in spring’ – report

January 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Against a background of a 40 per cent decrease in sales of residential buildings in Bulgaria from 2008 to date,

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Bulgaria will give 3.5M leva to Valley of Thracian Kings tourism and archaeology project, Finance Minister says

January 30, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Simeon Dyankov

Bulgaria’s Cabinet will contribute three and a half million leva (about 1.75 million euro) towards a tourism and archaeological project

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Bulgaria Business Leisure News World 

International tourism rebounding from global economic crisis, UN World Tourism Organisation says

January 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

In spite of lingering economic instability because of the global financial crisis, international tourism increased robustly over the past year

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