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New Bulgarian prosecutor-general sworn in

January 10, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Sotir Tsatsarov was sworn in as Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general on January 10. In his first media statement after officially taking office,

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria pays off 880M euro bonds

January 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has paid 880 million euro on bonds due on January 15, using the proceeds from new bonds issued in

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Nabucco consortium agrees funding, equity option with Shah Deniz group

January 10, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

The consortium of companies behind the planned Nabucco gas pipeline has agreed an option to sell 50 per cent in

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Poland likely to bottom out economic slowdown – central bank head

January 10, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland is likely near the bottom of slowdown in economy and there is no threat of recession, according to the

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian business objects to new recycling law

January 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) has published an open letter to President Rossen Plevneliev and several other state and government

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Milky Way contains billions of Earth-sized planets, studies find

January 9, 2013 VOANews

There are at least 17 billion Earth-sized worlds in our Milky Way galaxy, according to two new studies. Both groups of scientists

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Belene dominates live TV debate ahead of Bulgaria’s nuclear referendum that ‘isn’t’ about Belene

January 9, 2013June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Belene, energy

Belene, the nuclear power station that may not speak its name, was much mentioned in Bulgaria’s first live television debate

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Children of dune: Controversy continues about Bulgarian seaside development

January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Fallout from the controversy about an attempt to develop a residential building complex by clearing a sand dune protected nature

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves renewable energy plan, offshore drilling tender

January 9, 2013April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In separate decisions on January 9, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a long-term renewable energy development plan, setting out targets for 2020

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