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Smokers in Bulgaria hold public protest against new smoking ban

June 10, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments smoking

A demonstration by smokers against Bulgaria’s ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces such as restaurants, bars and workplaces, that

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Bulgaria Business News 

Heavy rains in Bulgaria cut quantity, not quality of harvest – Naidenov

June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will not experience any food shortages in spite of the heavy rains and hail that hit the country in

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia announces 1.3M leva street dog shelter contract

June 9, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

More than two months after professor Botyo Tachkov died in a savage attack by a pack of stray dogs in

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Serbian foreign minister Vuk Jeremic elected June 2012 president of UN General Assembly
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Serbian FM Jeremić elected UN General Assembly president

June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments

In a vote on June 8 2012, the United Nations General Assembly elected Serbia’s foreign minister, Vuk Jeremić, as the

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Global financial system needs further reforms, IMF’s Lagarde says

June 9, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments IMF

Further action is needed to reform the global financial system, by strengthening crisis management tools and the overall architecture of

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European Commission adopts ‘special measure’ to support Syrian population and refugees

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments European Commission

The European Commission said that it had on June 8 2012 adopted a special measure for Syria, under the European

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Merkel urges greater European integration

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 Selah Hennessy of VOANews euro zone

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany has the political will to ensure the stability of the eurozone. The German leader

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry moves to tighten rules on translation agencies

June 8, 2012June 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry intends bringing in new rules in July 2013 requiring translation agencies contracted to it to meet

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Bulgarian volleyball gets last shot at London Olympics

June 8, 2012June 8, 2012 Alex Bivol

Football may be Bulgaria’s most popular sport, but for the past decade and a half, the men’s national volleyball team

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