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Bernanke: Europe poses risks to US economy

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 VOANews

The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, said Thursday that Europe’s financial woes could spread across the Atlantic

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CEE plan fails to quell Greece fears

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 Emily Thompson of The Prague Post Greece

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is himself no favorite in Brussels these days, says he has a contingency plan

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UN report warns on European debt crisis threat to world economy, criticises austerity measures

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European debt crisis is currently the biggest threat to the world economy, according to a United Nations World Economic

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Bulgaria News 

Refusing drink-driving checks could cost Bulgarian motorists dearly

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

Proposals are being put forward in Bulgaria to hugely increase penalties for motorists refusing to have their blood-alcohol levels tested.

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New rules on mortgages get nod from European Parliament committee

June 7, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Proposed new rules to ensure that house buyers are properly informed before taking on a mortgage were approved by the

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria set to abandon civil service pension reform – report

June 7, 2012 Alex Bivol

Despite making the issue a priority ever since the current Cabinet took office, the Finance Ministry now appears unlikely to

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Bulgaria News 

Visiting Bulgaria, CIA chief Petraeus praises country’s efforts against terrorism, crime

June 7, 2012June 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus, who visited Bulgaria from June 5 to 7 2012, praised the Bulgarian Government’s efforts

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Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov photo by european peoples party
Bulgaria News 

Approval rating of Bulgarian Government has increased 3% y/y – poll

June 7, 2012June 7, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The approval rating ofBulgaria’s centre-right GERB Government headed by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov increased year-on-year by three per cent to

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s proposed 950 million euro bond issue clears Parliament committees

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s budget and foreign policy committees approved at a joint meeting on June 6 the Government draft bill for a

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