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HRW warns of declining human rights in Russia

January 31, 2013February 1, 2013 VOANews

The New York-based Human Rights Watch says authoritarianism in Russia is at its highest level in recent memory. In its

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Bulgaria’s Payner pulls out of EU funding deal after controversy

January 31, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian media group Payner said that it decided to forego the request for European Union funding for its expansion project,

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House prices in Spain, Ireland saw largest decreases in Q3 2012 y/y, Eurostat says

January 31, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union statistics office Eurostat released on January 31 2013 its first-ever figures on changes in house prices in the

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BlackBerry unveils two new smartphones

January 31, 2013 Mil Arcega of VOANews

Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it’s back. The company is trying to reclaim

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Head of Bulgaria’s Transplantations Agency fired after only four transplants performed in a year

January 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

An intensive care specialist has been appointed to head Bulgaria’s Transplantation Agency after the incumbent was fired because it emerged

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Assassination attempt of Bulgarian gang leader prompts call from senior judge for security zones at court buildings

January 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The President of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, Lazar Gruev, has called for security zones about the country’s court buildings,

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EU freezes billions in aid for Poland pending price-fixing probe

January 31, 2013May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland has hit out at an “incomprehensible” decision by the European Commission to freeze aid worth billions for Polish road

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Housing prices in Bulgaria dropped one to three per cent in 2012 – report

January 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of residential property decreased by one to three per cent in 2012, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television said on

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Erdogan hints at alternative federation for Turkey

January 31, 2013May 22, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Several European Union countries recently reiterated their opposition to Ankara’s efforts to join the European Union, once again bringing its membership

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