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weekly Editorial, blogs, opinion from TSG team and readers, Bill Drysdale on ‘My Bulgaria’; Analysis – from team, VOA, NENN; full texts of significant statements, speeches and media statements by Government and non-government organisations.

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Wake me when it’s over: Bulgaria holds second ‘live’ debate in nuclear referendum

January 16, 2013January 17, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The foremost problem in Bulgaria’s national debate ahead of the country’s January 27 2013 national referendum on the future of

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News Perspectives World 

Russia Watch: The march of Moscow’s silent majority?

January 16, 2013January 16, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

During my two-week vacation in the United States, American friends again and again looked at me intently, and then asked:

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M&A corner: Mounting dangers in the US economy

January 15, 2013 Les Nemethy

Stephen Covey, in his acclaimed book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, uses an interesting analogy to distinguish between

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News Perspectives World 

Will ‘Reset’ in US-Russia relations continue?

January 13, 2013January 14, 2013 Andre de Nesnera of VOANews

President Barack Obama has made better relations with Russia a cornerstone of his foreign policy. During his first administration, the

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Editorial: Bombing out

January 11, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

This is an election year in Bulgaria and campaigning is sure to include the aggressive and the bizarre – but

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Bulgaria Europe News Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s relations with Macedonia: Reset or reverse?

January 10, 2013June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, Macedonia

Bulgaria has underlined time and again that it wants a reset of relations with Macedonia, calling on Skopje to end

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Europe News Perspectives 

Armenia 2013: Sargsyan’s Presidential election and beyond

January 10, 2013January 11, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Amid all the uncertainties and difficulties facing Armenia, it appears to have the prospect of one certainty – that in

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Europe News Perspectives 

Georgia 2013 and the vilifying of Saakashvili

January 10, 2013January 10, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

If those behind a petition claimed to have a million signatures have their way, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will step

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Belene dominates live TV debate ahead of Bulgaria’s nuclear referendum that ‘isn’t’ about Belene

January 9, 2013June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Belene, energy

Belene, the nuclear power station that may not speak its name, was much mentioned in Bulgaria’s first live television debate

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