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Month: April 2013

Europe News 

UN chief Ban welcomes ‘landmark’ agreement between Serbia and Kosovo negotiators

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Serbia

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a “landmark” agreement between leaders of Serbia and Kosovo in the context of

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News World 

IMF chief: Global financial threat easing

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Mil Arcega of VOANews IMF

Despite an uneven recovery between advanced and developing economies, the heads of both the World Bank and the International Monetary

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Europe News 

Polish treasury minister dismissed over Gazprom memorandum

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

PM Donald Tusk Friday dismissed Treasury Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski, after miscommunication over recent memorandum of understanding over the potential Yamal

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Steep jump in taxi fares in Budapest

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times 0 Comments Hungary

“Wanna split a cab?” could become a more popular end-of-evening question when new regulations stipulating minimum fares come into force

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App tries to drive down prices in the taxi business

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

While Prague’s trams, buses and metro services tend to be well-regarded, the city’s taxis do not have the best reputation.

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Europe News 

Montenegro holds talks with Albania on regional energy projects

April 21, 2013May 22, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Montenegro and Albania have held talks on energy projects that have an impact on both countries, the region and Europe.

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Europe News 

PM Dačić: ‘Serbia did not recognise the independence of Kosovo’

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

After the agreement about normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia was reached in Brussels on Friday evening, Serbian Prime

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Leisure 

Frequent flyer miles: Frequently misunderstood

April 21, 2013April 21, 2013 Mark Thomas

It was once said that there were more airline frequent flyer miles in circulation in the United States than there

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Bulgaria Leisure 

JS Bach’s St Matthew Passion at Sofia University on April 24

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

For the seventh consecutive year, ahead of the celebration in Bulgaria of the Orthodox Christian Easter, JS Bach’s St Matthew

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