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Mexican criminal syndicates trying to develop their European drugs business, Europol says

April 14, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Powerful Mexican criminal groups groups are attempting to establish themselves as key players in the European drugs market, according to

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian caretaker PM addresses diplomats on domestic and foreign policy priorities

April 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

The main task of the current government was the organisation of free, democratic, transparent and fair parliamentary elections, Bulgarian caretaker

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev calls for ‘responsible and positive’ election campaign

April 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013, Rossen Plevneliev

In a special message to mark the start on April 12 of the official campaigning period ahead of Bulgaria’s ahead-of-term

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EU finance ministers meet in Dublin

April 12, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

European Union finance ministers are meeting in Dublin Friday and Saturday to discuss aid for struggling members, with Cyprus high

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Bulgarian annual inflation down to 2.7% in March

April 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price inflation fell to 2.7 per cent in March, declining for a second straight month, data from

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Bulgaria News 

The numbers game as parliamentary election campaigns start in Bulgaria

April 12, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

A total of 7200 Bulgarians are candidates in the May 12 national parliamentary elections, and just 240 will make it

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UK ambassador: Should I be an optimist or a pessimist about Bulgaria?

April 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

British ambassador in Sofia Jonathan Allen addressed the Atlantic Club on April 11 2013 on the topic of “should I

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Dairy price surge pushes world food costs for March slightly higher, UN reports

April 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A sharp surge in the price of dairy products pushed the overall costs of food one percentage point higher in

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‘Major hit’ on Albanian organised crime network

April 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

An organised criminal network of Albanian speaking criminals, suspected of illegally trafficking drugs with links to trafficking in human beings

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