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Thirteen EU embassies in Sofia declare support for Roma Pride 2012

October 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The heads of 13 European Union embassies in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia have issued a declaration of support for

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Bulgarian opposition MPs lodge Constitutional Court challenge to Parliament’s special committee probing high-level corruption

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

A Constitutional Court challenge to a special parliamentary committee to investigate high-level corruption in Bulgaria, voted into existence on September

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FAO global food price index up 1.4 per cent in September 2012

October 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After two months of stability, the Food and Agricultural Organisations’s (FAO) Food Price Index rose slightly in September 2012, up 1.4

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria condemns Syrian attack on Turkish territory as gross violation of international law

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Syria’s actions in the mortar attack on Turkish territory, in which five people including children died, represent a gross violation

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves steps to cut red tape burdening business

October 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is to cut back on the documentation and time-consuming procedures that have been burdens on businesses, according to a

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Bulgaria expects good winter tourism season, deputy minister Marinov says

October 4, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A good winter tourist season is expected in Bulgaria, especially on the Russian market where the things are doing well,

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US presidential debate blog 2012: No game-changing moment, but a recovery for Romney?

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The first live televised 2012 presidential election debate between the Democrats’ US president Barack Obama and Republican Party candidate Mitt

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Europe News 

Greece predicts it will reach new funding deal

October 4, 2012 VOANews

Greece’s finance chief is predicting the country will reach an agreement with its international lenders by Monday to release another

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Russia Watch: Is Ivanishvili a Trojan Horse for Russia’s return to Georgia?

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

In the run-up to Georgia’s parliamentary vote, supporters of President Mikheil Saakashvili derided their opponent, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, as “a

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