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Euro zone: Economic prospects for 2013 look bleak across the Continent

December 30, 2012May 22, 2013 Andrew Greene of The Prague Post

Street riots, political instability, financial bailouts and harsh austerity measures: The financially crippled eurozone endured another turbulent year in 2012

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Bulgaria News 

Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko demand ski area expansion

December 28, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko mountain resort plan protest rallies in the coming days, blocking the road into the town and

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Russia acquits prison official in Magnitsky death

December 28, 2012December 28, 2012 VOANews

A Russian court has acquitted a top prison official charged in the death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009.

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Turbulence in Czech energy sector as Temelín tender attracts controversy

December 28, 2012 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

The largest public tender in the Czech Republic’s history descended into turmoil late in 2012, when Areva appealed its exclusion

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The Globe 2013: Business as usual

December 28, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

The economy, both in Bulgaria and the world as a whole, has defied the worst predictions of the doom brigade

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Europe News Perspectives World 

The Globe 2013: Eastern Europe, in and out of Europe

December 28, 2012May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

To start with one of those fascinating facts about the European Union in general in the course of the year

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Christmas charity campaign gathers 1.7M leva

December 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual Bulgarian Christmas campaign has gathered 1.7 million leva in donations this year, President Rossen Plevneliev’s office said in

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian police out in force for Festive Season

December 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

About 4000 police officers will work to maintain public order during the New Year’s festivities throughout Bulgaria, police commissioner Nikolai

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Russian parliament approves ban on US adoptions

December 27, 2012 VOANews

The upper house of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. All 143 members

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