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Bulgaria joins in concern about Belarus elections

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria deplores the atmosphere of intimidation and pressure that accompanied the parliamentary elections held in Belarus on September 23 2012,

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UniCredit: Bulgarian economy improving, growth remains weak

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economic outlook improved in the third quarter of 2012 despite the stumbling global economy, Italian banking group UniCredit said

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Bulgarian tobacco producers foresee purchase price increase

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian tobacco producers and traders are foreseeing purchase prices in autumn 2012 being 10 to 20 per cent higher than

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Bulgaria News 

Public transport strike in Plovdiv over unpaid salaries enters second day

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A strike by employees of Plovdiv’s City Transport company over unpaid salaries several months in arrears entered its second day

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria plans reform to strengthen school pupils’ command of foreign languages

September 25, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A shift from theory to practice is intended to strengthen Bulgarian school pupils’ command of foreign languages, while Education Minister

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Accused in Czech illegal alcohol case could face maximum jail sentence

September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Two people arrested by Czech police on charges of deliberately distributing methanol-tainted alcohol that has led to 25 deaths and

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Van Rompuy sees loss of urgency on euro crisis

September 25, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

European Union President Herman Van Rompuy says the continent is losing momentum in trying to resolve its three-year debt crisis.

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Europe News 

Archaeology: Dry riverbed of Warsaw’s Vistula reveals stolen treasures

September 25, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Treasures that apparently were stolen from Poland by Swedish invaders in the 17th century were revealed on the riverbed of

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Europe News Perspectives 

Analysts see double standard in European free speech laws

September 25, 2012May 22, 2013 Selah Hennessy VOANews

French embassies, consulates and international schools in 20 Muslim countries were closed on Friday after cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad

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