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Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Dobrev in Q&A with the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce

November 5, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev

Bulgaria’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev was the guest of the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce on October

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Ruling party MPs seek clarity on reports of Turkey nuclear plant planned near Bulgarian border

November 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Members of Parliament for Bulgaria’s ruling party from the Black Sea city of Bourgas are seeking clarity because of continuing

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Bulgaria News 

Snow removal companies ‘90%’ ready for winter, Bulgaria’s road agency says

November 5, 2012November 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

In spite of what appeared to be the last gasp of unseasonably warm autumn weather, the winter season officially started

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian traffic police to begin large-scale breathalyser, roadworthiness checks in Sofia

November 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia’s traffic police were scheduled to begin on November 5 2012 large-scale checks for drink-driving, lack of roadworthiness of cars

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Obama, Romney race to close election finish

November 5, 2012November 5, 2012 VOANews

U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are crisscrossing America ahead of Tuesday’s election, with campaign stops in

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Europe News Perspectives 

Russia Watch: New Kremlin headache: Democracy is alive and well in Ukraine and Georgia

November 4, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Vladimir Putin is suffering back pains and is cancelling foreign trips and his annual November press conference marathon. He may

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Europe News 

Ukraine’s Tymoshenko refuses to end hunger strike

November 2, 2012 VOANews

Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is refusing to end a hunger strike she began this week to protest

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Europe News 

Clinton in Albania on last leg of Balkans tour

November 2, 2012 VOANews

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Albania’s feuding political factions to work together to push through democratic reforms

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Bulgaria News 

Plovdiv’s arsenal in its bid to be European Capital of Culture 2019

November 2, 2012August 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Among the more than nine Bulgarian cities and towns bidding to be named European Capital of Culture in 2019, Plovdiv

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