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Economy, energy focus in talks between Bulgarian PM Raykov and Italy’s Letta

May 26, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov, Schengen

Talks in Rome between Bulgarian Prime Minister Marin Raykov and his Italian counterpart Enrico Letta focused entirely on economic matters,

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Calling all creative minds in cyberspace

May 26, 2013May 27, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

First there was LinkedIn, then Myspace, then Facebook and now … Toadsquare. Prague-based Czech-Australian Jane Hrouda has launched a website

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Bee health: EU-wide restrictions on pesticides use to enter into force on December 1

May 24, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

A restriction on the use of three pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family was adopted on May 24 2013 by

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Romania expels ‘cowboy’ jihadists

May 24, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Two foreigners suspected of planning terrors attacks have been arrested and then expelled by the Romanian authorities, the Romanian home

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Russia Watch: Dagestan – Russia’s wild but beguiling southern frontier

May 24, 2013October 30, 2019 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Journalists love superlatives, and Russia’s southernmost republic, Dagestan, obliges. Of Russia’s 83 regions, Dagestan last year recorded the highest level

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Amnesty International: Relations between Albanians and Macedonians have deteriorated

May 23, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Amnesty International has launched criticism and expressed its concern about the state of human rights and the deterioration of inter

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Forms of legal prostitution heighten human trafficking risks in poorer EU states

May 23, 2013May 24, 2013 Clare Speak of The Prague Post

When an Austrian businessman announced plans to transform the sex industry from “grocer to supermarket” by opening Europe’s largest brothel

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European Parliament agrees to easing of rules on cross-border pet travel

May 23, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

New legislation on the “non-commercial transport” of pets, already informally agreed with European Union ministers, was approved by the European

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Jews ask US to keep up pressure on Hungary

May 23, 2013May 23, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Thirteen Jewish organisations sent a letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday urging him “to keep the

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