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Romanian ‘super-laser’ given EU funding

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on September 18 that it has approved 180 million euro in funding for a cutting-edge research

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Austrian, Bulgarian firms sign 30 million euro contract during Bulgarian President’s visit to Vienna

September 18, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

An Austrian-Bulgarian business forum in Vienna heard Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev underline his message that his country is a stable

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New car sales in Bulgaria slightly up, bucking EU trend

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sales of new cars in Bulgaria from January to August 2012 were 2.1 per cent higher than in the first

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Bulgaria reiterates reluctance to join EU banking union

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria supports the idea of a European Union banking union but it would not be the interest of the country

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Slovakia confirms first victims of methyl alcohol poisoning

September 18, 2012September 18, 2012 The Slovak Spectator

Laboratory results have confirmed the poisoning by methyl alcohol of four men from Veľké Kapušany, who drank spirits imported from

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Biowine receives EU approval: Label certification boosts the sales of organic drink

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 Jennifer Rigby of The Prague Post

The intricacies of the European Union could drive anyone to drink, but until recently, organic winemakers had more cause than

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Foreign ministers deliver EU’s message to Tbilisi ahead of Georgia’s elections

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Foreign ministers from five European Union countries have delivered a message of encouragement and support to Georgia ahead of the

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Increase in hourly labour costs in Bulgaria among highest in EU in Q2 2012, Eurostat says

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria saw among the highest increases in labour costs on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2012 in

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Poland bans Czech hard liquor after methanol deaths

September 17, 2012September 17, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

The Polish government  launched on September 16 2012 a one-month ban on sales of strong alcohol imported from the Czech

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