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‘Boom in Bulgarians buying second homes in Greece’ – report

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

There has been a boom in Bulgarians buying second homes in Greece after property prices in the country’s troubled southern

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Bulgaria Europe News World 

Ministers to brief EU council discussion on Syria about Lebanon, Iraq visits

June 25, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Three foreign ministers from European Union countries – Nikolai Mladenov of Bulgaria, Carl Bildt of Sweden and Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski

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Parliament of Canada in Ottawa
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Roma in firing line as Canada moves to end abuses

June 25, 2012June 24, 2012 Attila Leitner of The Budapest Times

The “Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act” has passed the vote in the country’s House of Commons and is heading to

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Slovak parliament approves European Stability Mechanism

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

As expected, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), a permanent rescue fund proposed by eurozone countries to deal with the sovereign

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Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras
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Greece’s new leaders to miss EU meeting

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 VOANews Greece

Greece has run into a snag in its efforts to renegotiate its European-led bailout, as health problems sidelined the new

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European finance ministers meet on eurozone crisis

June 22, 2012May 27, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews euro zone

European finance ministers are discussing how to tackle Europe’s sovereign debt and banking crisis during a two-day meeting in Luxembourg.

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Brussels rap for Sofia on wind farms, bilateral agreement with US

June 21, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission (EC) has issued on June 21 reasoned opinions asking Bulgaria to comply with European Union law in

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European Parliament committee recommends rejection of ACTA

June 21, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol

European Parliament’s international trade committee voted on June 21 to recommend that the European Parliament rejects the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov
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Three EU foreign ministers on joint visit to Lebanon, Iraq

June 21, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

From June 21 to 24, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov, his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt and Polish foreign minister Radoslaw

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