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Year: 2013

Europe 

Slovenian finance minister survives no-confidence vote

November 22, 2013November 22, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Slovenian finance minister Uroš Čufer survived a no-confidence vote early on Thursday, as the government coalition closed ranks and voted

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Leisure 

What’s On: International Women’s Club charity bazaar in Sofia on December 1

November 21, 2013November 19, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The 19th annual International Women’s Club charity bazaar is being held at the Inter Expo Center in Bulgaria’s capital city

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Leisure 

Stalingrad blockbuster revives Russia’s trauma, glory

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Seventy years have passed since the Battle of Stalingrad, the ferocious duel between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin that cost

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Leisure 

Film review: Captain Phillips

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

What stands out more than anything from Captain Phillips, master director Paul Greengrass’ film about a hostage drama on the

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Leisure 

Film review: Hunger Games: Catching Fire

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

When The Hunger Games was released about 18 months ago, everyone knew it was going to shatter a few records.

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Bulgaria 

Sofia city council condemns police blockades in the city

November 21, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Sofia

Sofia city council passed a motion on November 21, condemning the police blockades in the centre of the city, set

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Europe 

Reform in transition countries stagnating – EBRD report

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Economic reform in the countries that formed the former communist bloc has stagnated since the global financial crisis, raising the

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Europe 

Suspected suicide bomber captured in front of government building in Ankara

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

A man allegedly wearing a device that resembled a bomb has been captured by security guards on Vekaletler Avenue, after

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Business 

Eastern Europe’s property markets set to close gap

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

With their solvent banking systems that provide debt finance for property purchases, and with an active investment market for real

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