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Lego is filling even more stockings

February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

Lego saw its sales increase by 10 per cent in 2013, the company announced on February 27 2014 – meaning

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Leisure 

Five Days of Bulgarian Cinema in Prague

February 5, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post Czech Republic

Bulgaria is not known for its cinema, although in the past few years it has seen its films shown at

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Leisure 

Dan Brown scouts the secrets of Prague while on ‘vacation’

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 The Prague Post Czech Republic

Author Dan Brown made a quick tour of Prague, and rumours have started that he is contemplating using the city

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Business 

Warsaw bourse wants to become regional leader after merger with CEESEG

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

Warsaw Stock Exchange hopes to conclude a merger with CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) as it wants to secure a

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Leisure 

Is it becoming a lonelier planet?

January 12, 2014May 10, 2024 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic, tourism

Turn the clock back a decade or two, and every backpacker would be clutching a copy of a Lonely Planet

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Perspectives 

Central and Eastern Europe in 2013: Emerging and submerging

January 6, 2014February 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

There were record floods, changes of government, protests – lots of those – and the European Union got larger by

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Europe 

Czech police insist Palestinian ambassador’s death ‘definitely not terrorism-related’

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

Police insist the explosion that killed the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic was not terrorism-related, although embassy officials have

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Europe 

Analyst: Temelín nuclear expansion spells ‘bye bye’ for dividends

January 2, 2014January 2, 2014 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic, energy, nuclear

The expansion of the Temelín nuclear power plant remains doubtful given current energy prices, analysts have said after the CEO

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s economic growth improves, but slower than other new EU states – World Bank

December 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, World Bank

Strong exports supported growth in Bulgaria but still weak domestic demand is likely to keep Bulgaria’s economic growth rate below

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