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Serbian president offers to mediate in Athens – Skopje ‘Macedonia’ name dispute

November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Serbian president Tomislav Nikolić has repeated his offer that Serbia is prepared to mediate in the settlement of unresolved issues

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Europe News 

Thousands protest in Greece as budget vote looms

November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 VOANews

Thousands of protesters gathered outside of Greece’s parliament as lawmakers prepared to vote on the annual budget which is expected

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Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus
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Petraeus scandal started with FBI probe into e-mails

November 11, 2012November 11, 2012 VOANews

A U.S. media report says the scandal that led Central Intelligence Agency chief David Petraeus to resign because of an

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Europe News 

Greece likely to get more time to cut debt

November 11, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

European leaders appear set to give Greece two more years — to 2016 — to cut its debt even as

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria says solemn final farewell to Patriarch Maxim

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The simple and sacred surroundings of Troyan Monastery became the final resting place of the late Bulgarian Orthodox Church head

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Romania corruption watchdog says three ministers unfit for office

November 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Romania’s integrity agency said on November 3 that three cabinet ministers and another top government official were unfit for office,

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EU allocates 63 million euro ‘to bring Kosovo closer to Europe’

November 9, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on November 9 2012 that it had allocated 63 million euro to support Kosovo’s efforts

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Bulgaria News 

Record Bulgarian lottery jackpot rolls over

November 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The record 7.25 million leva jackpot (about 3.7 million euro) rolled over to November 11 draw, by which point it

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia courthouses shut down after anonymous bomb tip-off

November 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

All courthouses in Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia were evacuated on the morning of November 9 after an anonymous call

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