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Bulgaria among CEE countries to benefit from international financial institutions’ 30 billion euro assistance

November 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

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Europe News 

Germany gets tough on Putin’s Russia

November 9, 2012 VOANews

German lawmakers are urging Chancellor Angela Merkel to push for more democracy in Russia when she meets with President Vladimir

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In memoriam: Maxim, Patriarch of three eras

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 Momchil Metodiev

Patriarch Maxim is already part of history – not only the history of Bulgarian Orthodox Church, but of this society

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Bulgaria to hit political turbulence over fighter jet purchase plans?

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

Days of silence have descended over the potentially controversial current plan by Bulgaria to go ahead with soliciting offers to

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Europe News 

Polls see Türk set for largest share of vote in Slovenia’s presidential elections on November 11

November 9, 2012November 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Slovenia’s incumbent president Danilo Türk is set to take the largest share of votes in his bid to return to

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‘Last warning’ before CEE docs get tough on pay

November 8, 2012 Benedicte Williams of The Budapest Times

Medical unions in Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland will stage a joint protest on 20 November against their

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Europe News 

Greek parliament passes more deep spending cuts, thousands protest

November 8, 2012 VOANews

Greece’s parliament has passed another package of deep spending cuts and tax increases, plans that sent tens of thousands of

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Bulgaria News 

Remembrance Day ceremony at Sofia Military Cemetery on November 11

November 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Remembrance Day – also known as Armistice Day or Poppy Day – will be marked by ceremonies on November 11

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EC downbeat on European economic growth prospects

November 7, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on November 7, in its autumn economic forecast, that it expected the bloc’s economy to shrink

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