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Month: April 2013

Bulgaria Europe News 

UK preparing, but not threatened by Eastern European immigration – ambassador

April 5, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Britain’s ambassador in Sofia Jonathan Allen said on April 5 that the UK was preparing to lift labour market restrictions

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria puts watch on rising Danube River levels

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Authorities in Vidin and Lom in northwestern Bulgaria have started a round-the-clock watch on the water levels of Danube River

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News World 

Leaked records reveal vast wealth in offshore tax havens

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 VOANews

An enormous cache of secret financial records obtained by a team of international journalists shows that some of the world’s

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Leisure 

Film review: Stand Up Guys

April 5, 2013April 4, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Stand Up Guys is a strange film in which one of the most memorable scenes shows Val, a former convict

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Leisure 

Film review: Arbitrage

April 5, 2013April 4, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

A stylish thriller that doesn’t shortchange us on the complexity of motivation, Arbitrage is a very accomplished production that uses

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President calls for higher turnout at May 12 election

April 4, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on April 4 that he hoped turnout at the May 12 parliamentary elections would be

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Bulgaria News 

New poll shows widening gap between Bulgaria’s two biggest parties

April 4, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

The gap between Bulgaria’s centre-right party GERB, until recently in government, and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), its main rival

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria cuts electricity production over floods threat, lower demand

April 4, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgaria’s electricity grid operator ESO said on April 4 that it was asking all electricity producers in the country to

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Europe News 

French president promises cleanup after ex-minister admits to secret Swiss account

April 4, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews

French President Francois Hollande has promised sweeping new anti-corruption measures, a day after his former budget minister admitted having had

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