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Year: 2013

Business Europe 

Euro zone annual inflation down to 1.2% in April

May 16, 2013July 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Eurostat

Euro zone annual inflation was 1.2 per cent in April, down from 1.7 per cent a month earlier, European Union’s

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Europe News 

European recession now longer than 2008 financial crisis

May 16, 2013May 22, 2013 Mil Arcega of VOANews euro zone

The Eurozone economy shrank more than expected in 2013, falling two tenths of one percent between January and March.  The

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News World 

Sun unleashes massive solar flares

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews final frontier

The Sun has emitted four giant, X-class flares over the past few days, the most recent coming May 14. X-class

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Bulgaria in Eurovision 2013 semi-final on May 16

May 15, 2013May 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Elitsa and Stundji are competing with the country’s entry in the 2013 Eurovision song contest, Samo Shampioni, on May

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Europe News 

Hungarian Jewish hero in film drama

May 15, 2013 The Budapest Times

British actors Ben Kingsley and Jonas Armstrong star in Walking with the Enemy, an American film set in Budapest during

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Business Europe News 

EU inspects four firms in oil price-fixing probe

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews energy, European Commission

The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into possible price manipulations for oil and biofuel products. Authorities made unannounced

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Bulgaria News 

No indictments yet in Bulgarian ballot-printing row

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol Bulgarian election 2013

Bulgarian prosecutors are yet to file any indictments in the investigation into the alleged illegal printing of 350 000 ballot

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Bulgaria Europe News 

European integration of the region cannot conclude without Kosovo, Bulgaria’s PM says after meeting Thaçi

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Marin Raykov

The European integration of the region cannot be complete without Kosovo participating in this process, Bulgarian Prime Minister and Foreign

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission announces another former State Security agent in the media

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission, Media

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by statute with identifying people in certain categories of public life as having worked

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