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Bulgarian Cabinet to end Shkorpilovtsi beach concession contract

February 13, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was scheduled, at a regular meeting on February 13 2013, to terminate unilaterally a concession contract with the

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Poland to start construction of north-south gas pipeline in 2014

February 13, 2013May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy

Poland’s state-owned natural gas transmission monopoly Gaz-System plans to start the construction of a 1,000 kilometer north-south gas pipeline in

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UN Security Council promises action over North Korea nuke test

February 12, 2013February 12, 2013 Margaret Besheer of VOANews

The U.N. Security Council has condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear test and said it will begin work immediately on “appropriate

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Names of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack suspects placed in Europol database

February 12, 2013February 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The names of the two suspected accomplices in the July 2012 terrorist attack at Bourgas Airport have been entered in

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia municipality seeks ‘citizen input’ on sustainable development of city

February 12, 2013February 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The municipality of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia launched on February 12 2013 a project to “actively seek citizens’ input in

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Bulgaria joins in international condemnation of North Korean nuclear test

February 12, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria strongly condemns the third nuclear test carried out by North Korea, which is leading to an even more acute

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s energy regulator mulls reforms in the face of nationwide protests over high electricity bills

February 12, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Faced with continuing public protests against high electricity and heating bills, Bulgaria’s energy regulator is discussing changes such as replacing

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Europe News 

EC sets out requirements for Kosovo to move closer to visa liberalisation

February 12, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Kosovo

Kosovo will have to adopt laws on co-operation in border management and a law on combating people trafficking, while amending

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North Korea claims ‘successful’ nuclear test

February 12, 2013 VOANews

North Korea says it has “successfully” carried out a third nuclear test, in defiance of U.N. warnings to stop developing

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