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Bulgarian PM defends Forestry Act amendments

June 14, 2012June 14, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov defended the amendments to the Forestry Act, passed by Parliament on June 13, saying that

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Europe News World 

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi starts tour of Europe

June 14, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Switzerland at the start of a historic European tour, which

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Europe News 

Czech MP faces trial after corruption immunity lifted

June 14, 2012May 27, 2013 The Budapest Times Czech Republic

Czech MPs stripped a leading politician of his parliamentary immunity on Tuesday in one of the country’s most high-profile corruption

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Euro zone crisis expected to dominate G20 Summit

June 14, 2012May 27, 2013 Kent Klein of VOANews euro zone

Much of President Barack Obama’s attention at next week’s Group of 20 economic summit in Mexico’s Pacific resort of Los Cabos may

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US ambassador hosts reception in honour of launch of The Sofia Globe

June 14, 2012June 14, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

United States ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick hosted a reception on June 13 2012 in honour of the launch of

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Of politicians, police, people and protests: Forestry Flashmob 2012

June 14, 2012May 27, 2013 Lora Petrova Sofia

Ever since flashmobs came into fashion, Sofia has not lagged behind in staging them. On June 13, more than 1000

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Bulgaria News People 

QBP celebration at UK ambassador’s residence in Sofia

June 14, 2012June 14, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

UK ambassador Jonathan Allen and his wife Elizabeth hosted an extremely well-attended celebration of the Queen’s Birthday Party at the

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Bulgaria News 

12 arrested during a protest against the amendments to the Forestry Act

June 13, 2012June 14, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

Twelve people were arrested this evening for disobeying police orders during a flash mob protest against the amendments to the

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Bulgaria News 

Owners of Bulgarian media group indicted on charges of money laundering

June 13, 2012May 27, 2013 Alex Bivol Media

Lyubomir Pavlov and Ognyan Donev, the two Bulgarian businessmen that own the country’s two top circulation dailies, Trud and 24

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