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More than 210 000 of Bulgaria’s unemployed have given up looking for work – official

February 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Unemployment in Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 12.4 per cent, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent

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Bulgaria’s Patriarchal elections: The metropolitan route on the election trail

February 15, 2013June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Orthodox Church

There is something American about the undeclared race to be the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s next Patriarch: populist messages, playing to

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North Korean nuclear test turns spotlight on Iran

February 15, 2013May 22, 2013 Guita Aryan and Jeff Seldin of VOANews

North Korea’s nuclear test this week is also putting the spotlight on Iran, which has been moving forward on its

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IMF sees modest economic recovery possible for Montenegro, calls for spending cuts

February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The International Monetary Fund has expressed a reserved view on Montenegro, saying that a modest economic recovery is expected in

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Europe News 

Second Tymoshenko trial takes off, with third one pending

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 Svitlana Tuchynska of The Kyiv Post

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in the second year of a seven-year prison sentence, hasn’t seen the end of

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Europe News World 

Clerics in Central Europe and Russia react to pope’s taboo-breaking resignation

February 14, 2013February 15, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post

Three days before Roman Catholics throughout the world observed Ash Wednesday, traditionally a day of fasting and repentance, their spiritual

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Bulgaria Business News 

Annual inflation in Bulgaria in January 2013 was 4.4 per cent – National Statistical Institute

February 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Inflation in Bulgaria in January 2013 was 4.4 per cent year-on-year and 0.4 per cent monthly, the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s new energy regulator chief owned company illegally selling cigarettes online

February 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Less than 24 hours after her appointment was announced at a Cabinet meeting, it emerged that the new head of

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Bulgaria’s new tourism logo to be reworked ‘until everyone likes it’ – Tourism Minister

February 14, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The new Brand Bulgaria tourism logo launched on January 17 2013 and which has come under a torrent of criticism

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