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Month: December 2013

Business 

AmCham, Confindustria urge Bulgaria to pursue energy reforms

December 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Bulgaria and Confindustria Bulgaria have called on the Bulgarian Government to implement reforms that

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Europe 

EU moves to expand use of electronic devices on planes

December 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Union’s aviation safety agency EASA has updated its guidance on the use of electronic devices on board of

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World 

Bulgaria, Armenia and Cambodia lead ‘suffering’ index

December 10, 2013December 10, 2013 VOANews

Bulgaria once again leads the world in suffering, according to a survey of worldwide suffering done by the polling company

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Europe 

Ukraine police move against pro-Europe demonstrators

December 10, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Ukraine

Ukrainian riot police moved Monday to curb pro-European demonstrators in Kyiv by dismantling barricades set up by protesters outside government

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Europe 

Kyiv, Ukraine: No blood but plenty of terror as police grapple for control

December 10, 2013 Christopher J Miller of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Amid news that embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych would support a roundtable with opposition leaders to negotiate an end to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes 2014 Budget at second reading

December 9, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs passed the 2014 Budget Act at second reading on December 9, following five days of debates and votes

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Bulgaria 

Electricity a hot-button issue in Bulgaria this winter

December 9, 2013December 9, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Electricity distribution companies in Bulgaria are conducting campaigns to help customers whose power consumption is significantly higher with the onset

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World 

Technology giants band together to demand US surveillance laws overhaul

December 9, 2013December 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

It is rare for Google, Microsoft and Apple to agree on anything, but the trio have come together with five

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Europe 

Ukrainian protesters topple Lenin statue

December 8, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Anti-government protesters in Ukraine have toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in central Kyiv, during the latest

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