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Bulgaria’s E-Government Minister to launch e-recycling campaign

April 25, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s E-Government Minister Roman Vassilev will open an e-recycling campaign in capital city Sofia on April 27. Throughout the day,

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Unionists in Poland threaten general strike as talks end in deadlock

April 25, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Unionists demanding improved conditions for workers warned they may stage a general strike and protests across Poland after talks with

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s eavesdropping controversy deepens as former minister says whole cabinet was wiretapped

April 25, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The controversy in Bulgaria about allegations of illegal eavesdropping by the previous government took a new turn when former minister

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Europe News 

EU ire at Swiss decision to extend labour market restrictions

April 25, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union has criticised the April 24 2013 decision by Switzerland’s federal council to extend labour market restrictions on

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Boston’s bombs will echo around the world

April 24, 2013April 25, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Many Russians watch with quiet satisfaction as the American saga unfolds about the two Chechen brothers turned Boston Marathon bombers.

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s Customs Agency vs Lukoil – the remake

April 24, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

The efforts of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency to enforce excise tax laws on the local subsidiaries of Russian oil group Lukoil

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Bulgaria approves opening of new border checkpoint on Danube Bridge 2

April 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet approved on April 24 the draft intergovernmental agreement on opening a new checkpoint on the border with

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1500 Austrian pensioners first tourist group at Sunny Beach for 2013

April 24, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A group of 1500 Austrian pensioners were scheduled to arrive at Sunny Beach on April 24, becoming the first tour

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Romania, Bulgaria among most frequent sources of cyber-attacks – report

April 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Eastern European countries, most notably Romania but also Bulgaria and Russia, were among the most frequent countries of origin for

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