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Day: September 19, 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government echoes Ataka call for extending ban on sale of farmland to foreigners to 2020

September 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Just a day after Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov demanded that the country extend the ban on the

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Europe 

Slovakian PM Fico easily survives combative vote

September 19, 2013September 20, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Claims that a major gas deal between the state and a financial group was masterminded by the latter led to an

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Europe 

Germany’s Merkel bids for third term as tough EU decisions loom

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

Germany will hold parliamentary elections Sunday, with current Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party riding high in the polls. Optimism over the

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Europe 

UN, EU condemnation of fatal attack on EULEX convoy in Kosovo

September 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

The top United Nations official in Kosovo has strongly condemned the September 19 2013 attack on a European Union convoy

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Business 

EU, G20 move to crack down on corporate tax avoidance

September 19, 2013February 11, 2014 Ana Hontz-Ward of VOANews.com

Every year, the eurozone loses an estimated one trillion euros in revenue from multinational companies that don’t pay taxes on

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Leisure 

What’s on: Northern Lights film festival

September 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Scandinavian cinema is easily distinguished by its specific style, which has attracted great interest over the years – first with

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Leisure 

Film review: Diana

September 19, 2013September 20, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Oliver Hirschbiegel, who made a film about Adolf Hitler in 2004 (Der Untergang, released for the English-speaking market under the

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Leisure 

Film review: The Best Offer

September 19, 2013September 20, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush) is a respected auctioneer in Vienna who lives a very lonely life of luxury. He is

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Bulgaria 

Refugee situation in Bulgaria not yet under control – Interior Minister

September 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Tsvetlin Yovchev

The refugee situation in Bulgaria is not yet under control, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said on September 19 2013, speaking

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