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EU asks Bulgaria to implement directive on intelligent transport systems

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

The European Commission asked on November 21 that three countries, Bulgaria included, pass legislation to ensure compliance with the directive

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia hospital chief to appeal sacking

November 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Dimitar Radenovski, sacked late on November 20 as the managing director of Pirogov emergency hospital, the largest hospital in the

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Poll shows strong support for nuclear energy ahead of referendum in Bulgaria

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A public opinion poll in Bulgaria, which is scheduled to vote in a referendum in January on nuclear power, showed

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Bulgaria grants 100 000 euro for humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has allocated 200 000 leva (about 100 000 euro) for emergency humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees who have fled into

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Bulgaria expects 5% increase in tourists in 2012 winter season

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria expects an increase of five per cent in the number of tourists visiting the country in the 2012 winter

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Bulgarian lottery winner Rossen Rusimov, the luckiest man in Pernik

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Pernik has been a source of many headlines in 2012 for the 5.8 Richter scale earthquake that hit the mining

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Efforts continue for deal on EU’s 2013 and 2014-2020 budgets

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

Efforts to achieve agreement on the European Union’s seven-year budget known as the Multiannual Financial Framework were continuing ahead of

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Europe News 

Poland’s bomb plotter linked to Norway’s Breivik

November 21, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Polish investigators found parallels between the case of the Polish right-wing extremist, who has recently planned to carry out a

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Clinton in Middle East for talks on ending Gaza-Israel violence

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 Scott Stearns of VOANews

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the Middle East for talks aimed at ending the violence between Israel

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