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Serbs among top alcohol consumers in Europe

May 3, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

An average citizen of Serbia consumes between 11 and 13 litres of alcoholic beverages every year. By consumption of alcohol,

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By saving the Jewish community, the Bulgarian people saved itself, President Plevneliev says

May 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Rossen Plevneliev

During World War 2, Bulgarians proved that civil society and the ordinary person have the strength to change history and

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European Central Bank cuts euro zone interest rate to record-low 0.5%

May 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European Central Bank governing council said on May 2 2013 that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate to

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Austerity measures in Greece undermining human rights, UN independent expert says

May 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greece and its international bailout lenders must adopt a human rights-based approach to economic reform, a United Nations expert said

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Roma segregation court row in Hungary

May 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Hungarian Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog was summoned to Nyíregyháza Court on Tuesday to testify over the alleged segregation of Roma

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Prague blast probe begins

May 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

A gas leak has officially been blamed for a powerful explosion at a building on Divadelní street that injured 35

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Russia Watch: After Boston’s bombs, Russia’s world class sports events face big security challenges

May 1, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Back in the sunny days before the Boston Marathon bombings, Vladimir Putin, an avid sportsman, decided that the best way

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Ognian Zlatev takes office as new head of EC representation in Bulgaria

May 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Ognian Zlatev took office on May 1 2013 as the new head of the European Commission’s (EC) Representation in Sofia,

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Bulgaria News 

Labour ‘humiliated’ in Bulgaria, socialists say at May Day rally

May 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sergei Stanishev

Never has labour in Bulgaria been so humiliated, having to choose between paying their electricity bills or buying food, Bulgarian

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