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Moody’s lowers ratings outlook for EU

September 4, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Moody’s Investors Service on Monday lowered its ratings outlook for the European Union from stable to negative, as the bloc

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EC unveils plan to allow wireless technologies, including broadband, to share radio spectrum

September 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission unveiled on September 3 2012 plans to deal with the exponential growth in mobile and wireless data

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Sofia’s new metro underground railway has positive effect on nearby property prices, real estate agencies say

September 3, 2012September 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The new Sofia metro underground railway line, officially opened on August 31 2012, has kept property prices in adjoining residential

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All shall be taxed: Coffee vending machines, parking and snack machines to be linked to Bulgaria’s revenue agency

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency has issued a reminder that by the end of October, all coffee vending machines, parking voucher

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Unemployment in EU was 10.4% in July – Eurostat

August 31, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Euro zone seasonally-adjusted unemployment was 11.3 per cent in July 2012, stable compared with June, EU statistics office Eurostat said on August

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Severe droughts in Eastern Europe, US, send world food prices soaring

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Global food prices soared by 10 per cent in July 2012 from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching

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Sharp loss of consumer confidence key factor in drop in EU economic sentiment in August

August 30, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased markedly by two points in the European Union in August 2012, to 87.0, and by 1.8

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Experts call for action as Europe’s crisis festers

August 30, 2012May 22, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

Europe’s economic crisis has continued over the summer, while attention was diverted by the Olympics, the war in Syria and

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Bulgaria signs offshore oil exploration deal with France’s Total

August 29, 2012April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev signed on August 29 the contract granting French firm Total a five-year exploration

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