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Bulgaria joins in concern about Belarus elections

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria deplores the atmosphere of intimidation and pressure that accompanied the parliamentary elections held in Belarus on September 23 2012,

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Bulgaria Business News 

UniCredit: Bulgarian economy improving, growth remains weak

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economic outlook improved in the third quarter of 2012 despite the stumbling global economy, Italian banking group UniCredit said

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian tobacco producers foresee purchase price increase

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian tobacco producers and traders are foreseeing purchase prices in autumn 2012 being 10 to 20 per cent higher than

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Bulgaria News 

Public transport strike in Plovdiv over unpaid salaries enters second day

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A strike by employees of Plovdiv’s City Transport company over unpaid salaries several months in arrears entered its second day

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria plans reform to strengthen school pupils’ command of foreign languages

September 25, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A shift from theory to practice is intended to strengthen Bulgarian school pupils’ command of foreign languages, while Education Minister

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Accused in Czech illegal alcohol case could face maximum jail sentence

September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Two people arrested by Czech police on charges of deliberately distributing methanol-tainted alcohol that has led to 25 deaths and

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Bulgaria Europe News 

EEA report names Bulgaria among most polluted EU countries

September 24, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria scored poorly in the annual Air Quality in Europe report published by the European Environment Agency on September 24,

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Bulgaria News 

Launching campaign against drink-driving, Bulgaria claims success in reducing road deaths

September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has made progress in the past three years in reducing the number of traffic accidents and road fatalities in

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Bulgaria News People 

US ambassador-designate to Bulgaria outlines priorities in video greeting

September 24, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

US ambassador-designate in Sofia, Marcie B Ries, outlined her priorities in office in a video posted by the US embassy

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