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Bulgaria condemns Syrian attack on Turkish territory as gross violation of international law

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Syria’s actions in the mortar attack on Turkish territory, in which five people including children died, represent a gross violation

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Greece predicts it will reach new funding deal

October 4, 2012 VOANews

Greece’s finance chief is predicting the country will reach an agreement with its international lenders by Monday to release another

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Russia Watch: Is Ivanishvili a Trojan Horse for Russia’s return to Georgia?

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

In the run-up to Georgia’s parliamentary vote, supporters of President Mikheil Saakashvili derided their opponent, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, as “a

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Tensions over LGBT Belgrade Pride parade expose rifts in Serbia’s civil rights approach

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 Harriet Salem for The Prague Post

As the government hesitates to permit a gay rights parade in Serbia’s capital, the surrounding controversy sheds light on the

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Serbia bans gay pride parade

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 VOANews

Serbian authorities have canceled Saturday’s gay pride parade in Belgrade for security reasons. The Interior Ministry Wednesday said the risk

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Georgian elections ‘important step in democratic processes’, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry says

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The parliamentary elections that were held on October 1 2012 in Georgia are an important step in the consolidation of

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EU, Russia and US positive on Georgian elections: Updated

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

The European Union has congratulated Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream coalition on its victory in Georgia’s October 1 2012 parliamentary elections.

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August 2012 m/m retail trade growth flat in Bulgaria

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

The volume of retail trade remained unchanged in Bulgaria from July 2012 to August, according to first-estimate figures released on

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Europe News 

European Commissioner speaks out for, and Serbian church against, Serbian Pride parade

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has written a blog in support of the Serbian Pride parade planned for October 6 2012,

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