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Month: June 2013

Bulgaria Leisure 

Britain urges holidaymakers to be cautious on balconies

June 28, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches, tourism

Britain’s foreign and commonwealth office (FCO) issued a travel advisory to British holidaymakers to “take care on balconies in popular

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling parties delay resolution of electricity price

June 28, 2013July 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Peevski protests

In the latest sitting of Bulgaria’s half-empty Parliament, the parties supporting the government voted to defer resolution of the issue

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Europe 

Cheaper EU roaming fees go into force on July 1

June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The latest round of reductions in the price of mobile roaming services in the European Union will enter into force

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Europe 

Turkey’s political conflict takes a toll on economy

June 28, 2013July 10, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Weeks of anti-government protests in Turkey have put the country’s financial markets under pressure. Analysts warn that Turkey’s decade of

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Business 

Cypriot shipping industry navigating uncharted waters

June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

The banking crisis in Cyprus has been having a knock-on effect on shipping companies operating from the island, the majority

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Europe 

EU leaders reach budget deal

June 28, 2013 VOANews

European Union leaders have reached a deal on a $1.3 trillion, seven-year budget. All 27 leaders unanimously approved the deal

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Europe 

Europe opts for gas pipeline running from Azerbaijan to southern Italy

June 28, 2013 VOANews energy

A European consortium aiming to build a natural gas pipeline from Azerbaijan to Western Europe has rejected a costlier, longer

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Leisure 

Film review: Monsters University

June 28, 2013June 27, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Monsters University is having a hard time fitting in. Director Dan Scanlon’s first picture for Pixar Animation Studios simply does

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Leisure 

Film review: The Bling Ring

June 28, 2013June 27, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Three of Sofia Coppola’s five films have been about teenagers. The Virgin Suicides, her début feature, was a poetic period

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