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Iran braces for EU embargo

July 2, 2012May 22, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

European Union sanctions against imports of Iranian oil went into effect Sunday. The sanctions are part of a growing arsenal

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Cleves launches sixth apartment rental project in Sofia

July 2, 2012July 1, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Cleves, the luxury Sofia apartment rental company, launched on June 27 2012 a 21-apartment project valued at 4.8 million euro,

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Sunny Beach hotels say tourist services affected by traffic limitations

June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

An association of hotel, shop and restaurant owners from Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach resort on the Black Sea coast has said

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Bulgaria to increase electricity prices by 13% on July 1

June 29, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Electricity prices in Bulgaria will increase by 13 per cent, rather than 10 per cent as previously announced, starting July

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European Commission proposes measures against tax fraud and evasion

June 28, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Minimum sanctions for tax crimes, a cross-border tax identification number, a European Union tax-payer’s charter and stronger common measures against tax

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Bulgarian Development Bank has 200 million leva to lend to SMEs – report

June 27, 2012June 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) had secured 200 million leva that it hoped to lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Key European leaders call for tighter financial control

June 26, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Key European leaders are calling for much tighter central control of spending by the 17 countries that use the euro

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Spain, Cyprus seek bailouts for their ailing banks

June 26, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Spain and Cyprus — one of the euro currency bloc’s biggest economies and one of its smallest — both sought

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Radisson Blu hotel in Sofia changes owners

June 25, 2012June 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

British property developer Henry Gwyn-Jones has sold his stake in the company that owns and operates the Radisson Blu hotel

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