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Bulgaria to ask for ECJ delay over digital broadcast spectrum

March 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria plans to ask the European Commission for a delay in the EU’s Court of Justice (ECJ) lawsuit over the

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EC asks Bulgaria to abolish restrictions on free movement of capital

March 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on March 21 that it has requested Bulgaria to abolish legal provisions that restricted the free

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Lufthansa strike leads to flight cancellations at Sofia Airport

March 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The strike by ground staff at Lufthansa has led the cancellation of arriving and departing flights at Sofia Airport on

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Cyprus scrambles for funds after bailout ‘no’ vote

March 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Selah Hennessy VOANews Cyprus, Russia

Lawmakers in Cyprus are scrambling to find billions of dollars to prop up the country’s battered banking system, after rejecting

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Microsoft under investigation in US for alleged bribes in Romania

March 20, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The US justice department and securities regulator were investigating Microsoft after a former company representative made allegations that Microsoft business

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Europe pressures Cyprus to resolve debt crisis

March 20, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus, European Commission, Russia

Europe is pressuring Cyprus to offer new solutions to the island nation’s debt crisis after its parliament overwhelmingly rejected a

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Headhunting via social networks

March 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Roman Cuprik

The boom in online social networks has provided headhunters with a range of new tools, which they can use to

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Cyprus rejects bailout deal, bank tax

March 19, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

The Cypriot parliament has overwhelmingly rejected a bailout plan demanded by international lenders that would have taxed the savings accounts

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Hungary: The devil in the details

March 19, 2013May 27, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times Hungary

There has been a barrage of English-language communications from the government since this case put Hungary back on the news

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