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25 March 2012, Issue 287
by Novinite.com
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Diplomacy
Ambassador Gerhard Reiweger: Austrian Business Has Great Share in Bulgaria's Positive Development

By Ivan Dikov

An interview with H.E. Gerhard Reiweger, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Bulgaria, for "International Survey: Bulgaria-Austria" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) & Novinite.bg. | read |

Business
Austrian Commercial Counselor in Sofia Michael Angerer: Bulgaria's Volume of Austrian FDI Is Impressive

By Ivan Dikov

An interview with Dr. Michael Angerer, Commercial Counselor of the Republic of Austria in Bulgaria – for "International Survey: Bulgaria-Austria", Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) & Novinite.bg. | read |

Business
Vienna Bourse Management Board Member Michael Buhl: Bulgaria's Market Needs Liquidity, Innovation

By Milena Hristova

An interview with Mr Michael Buhl, Member of the Management Board of Vienna Stock Exchange, for "International Survey: Bulgaria-Austria" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) & Novinite.bg. | read |

Business
M-Tel Bulgaria CEO Andreas Maierhofer: We'll Stay Market Leader, Definitely

By Milena Hristova

An interview with Mr Andreas Maierhofer, CEO of M-Tel Bulgaria, for "International Survey: Bulgaria-Austria" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) & Novinite.bg. | read |

Business
EVN Bulgaria Board Chairman Jörg Sollfelner: Bulgarian Electricity Distribution Sector Needs Steady Pace of Investment

By Ivan Dikov

An interview with Jörg Sollfelner, Chairman of the management board of EVN Bulgaria, for "International Survey: Bulgaria-Austria" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg. | read |

Business
ABA Consultant Peter Loeschl: Austria Convenient Place for Bulgarian Firms to Go Int'l

By Milena Hristova

An interview with Mr Peter Loeschl, consultant CEE at the Austrian Business Agency, for "International Survey: Bulgaria-Austria" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) & Novinite.bg. | read |

Culture
Bulgaria and Austria � On the Artery of Europe, Connected through Past and Present

By Maria Guineva

Bulgaria and Austria have been historically intertwined in their past and present, traditions and culture. | read |

Culture
Unlikely Union of Bulgarian Culture Policy and Modernist Creativity - Vienna's Haus Wittgenstein

By Ognian Kassabov

Few know that Bulgaria was instrumental for saving and breathing new life into an unique monument in Austria’s capital Vienna – a building designed by a great philosopher, the so-called Haus Wittgenstein. | read |

CEO Profiles
Alpha Bank Country Manager Evangelos Litras: Bulgaria's Banking Sector Is Resilient, Dynamic, Well-Managed

By Ivan Dikov

An interview with Evangelos Lytras, Country Manager of Alpha Bank Bulgaria, for the Investors of the Decade Business Survey of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg. | read |

Expert Voices
Bulgarian Expert Maxim Behar: PR at 5 to 12

PR is a weird profession. First of all, it is super creative; second, it is very responsible; third, it is totally misunderstood. | read |

Editorial
Bulgaria Govt: Triumph of the Tame

By Milena Hristova

One must be sunstruck to believe that Bulgaria's economy, energy and tourism minister was kicked out for hitting the beach in Doha. | read |

Sofia Speaking
Why Didn't Bulgaria's Borisov Ask Erdogan about Turkey's Neo-Ottomanism?

By Ivan Dikov

Bulgaria's government of PM Boyko Borisov has completed its first joint sitting with the Cabinet of Turkey led by PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | read |

Sofia Speaking
A Small Sad Story

By Milena Hristova

Lingering around the transfusion center, a shabby, skinny man looks around expectantly. | read |

Sofia Speaking
Dismissed Today, Re-Recruited Tomorrow

By Irina Samokovska

Former Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism will be invited to continue to work for the government because he can be useful on a number of projects, according to Finance Minister Simeon Djankov.

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Top Story
Rosatom Offers Bulgaria Yet Another Extension of Belene NPP Contract

Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has made it clear it is ready to agree on yet another extension of the contract with the Bulgarian government for the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant.

The currently active extension of the 2006 deal between Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Rosatom's subsidiary Atomstroyexport is set to expire at the end of March 2012.

"If the mutual requirements are fulfilled, we can discuss an extension but only after we receive the Bulgarian position," Rosatom CEO Sergei Kiriyenko told Interfax on Friday.

Kiriyenko stated the Russian nuclear corporation would like to know what extension Bulgaria wants, what its justification for that would be, and if Bulgaria guarantees that it will honor its commitments in a new agreement.

The Rosatom chief emphasized that "the Bulgarian partners" have not presented their offers for the future development of the Belene NPP project.

"At least once monthly the Bulgarian officials make contradictory statements in the media," he said, reiterating his statement from earlier this week that Rosatom had been tired of waiting for the Bulgarian government to make decisions on Belene project.

Kiriyenko explained that if it gives up on the NPP, Bulgaria can purchase from Atomstroyexport the nuclear reactor that it has produced for the Belene NPP.

At the same time, however, he made clear his doubts about the feasibility of installing the reactor in question at Bulgaria's only existing NPP at Kozloduy, since this could take between 5 and 7 years.

In October 2011, Bulgaria and Russia reached an agreement to extend the negotiations over Belene nuclear project by another six months as of the beginning of October amidst continuing haggling over its price and feasibility.

The contract between Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Russia's Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom, was extended by the end of March 2012.

The greatest issue over which Bulgaria and Russia have been haggling for the past two years under the Borisov Cabinet has been the price of the project, with Russia insisting it should be no less than EUR 6.3 B, while Bulgaria is demanding a price of no more than EUR 5 B.

After selecting the Russian company Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom, to build a two 1000-MW reactors at Belene and signing a deal for the construction, allegedly for the price of EUR 3.997 B, with the Russians during Putin's visit to Sofia in January 2008, in September 2008, former Prime Minister Stanishev gave a formal restart of the building of Belene. At the end of 2008, German energy giant RWE was selected as a strategic foreign investor for the plant.

The Belene NPP was de facto frozen in the fall of 2009 when the previously selected strategic investor, the German company RWE, which was supposed to provide EUR 2 B in exchange for a 49% stake, pulled out.

In November 2010, shortly after a visit to Sofia by Russian PM Putin, Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Russian state company Rosatom signed a memorandum providing for a final fixed price for the two reactors of EUR 6.298 B.

According to the non-binding memorandum expiring on March 31, 2011, Bulgaria's NEK will have a share of 51% in the Belene NPP, Rosatom � a share of 47%, Finnish company Fortum - a share of 1%, and French company Altran Technologies - a share of 1% with an option to increase it. Serbia has expressed interest in acquiring a share of 5%-10% but the talks for that have not been finalized yet.

In mid-March 2011, apparently acting on concerns caused by the situation in Japan's Fukushima NPP after the recent devastating earthquake there, the European Commission confirmed that it wants to reexamine the Belene NPP project - once Bulgaria finds an investor for it - even though it already approved it back in 2007.

In April 2011, the Bulgarian government formally signed a consulting contract with UK-based company HSBC (which won the tender in November 2010) for the financial analysis for the project for the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant. Bulgaria will be paying HSBC EUR 2 M for its services plus 0.95% of the end price of the Belene NPP if it is realized. This means that if HSBC declares the Belene NPP project to be economically feasible, and it is constructed, it will get a fee of EUR 47.5 M if the plant costs EUR 5 B.

Another important issue plaguing the Belene NPP project that surfaced in the recent week is the mutual financial claims of the two parties over sums allegedly owed for the delivery of new equipment and buyout of old equipment for the future plant, with Atomstroyexport recently filing an EUR 58 M suit against NEK with the International Arbitration Court in Paris, and NEK responding with an EUR 61 M suit in Geneva.
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Bulgaria PM Slams Ex EconMin for 'Talking Rubbish', Laying Traps

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has accused Traicho Traikov, former Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, of setting traps for the GERB government, of deliberately obstructing projects and of "talking plain rubbish".

Borisov's attack against Traikov, who was asked to resign last week over the disgrace at the business forum in Qatar, comes one day after Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov announced that the ex-Minister would be invited to work for the Cabinet.

In a Friday interview, however, Borisov told journalists that he had given up on the idea to appoint Traikov as his advisor, adding that he had lost trust in him.

According to unconfirmed reports cited by news portal mediapool.bg, Traikov had no intention of accepting a job at the GERB government.

"I had every intention of continuing work with Traicho Traikov, but if I do not hear him say the truth and if he fails to remove the traps he set for the new Minister, than I will be really sorry for the time I spent working with him, for the huge effort I put in him in this period of close to three years, for the freedom I gave him to decide everything at the ministry and to handle the staff as he saw fit," Borisov stated.

The Prime Minister explained that he was giving Traikov the chance to come up with an explanation as to why he had spoken "such rubbish."

"He is talking about things he failed to accomplish and that he knows cannot happen," Borisov snapped.

The Prime Minister pointed out that the chances of a discount in gas supply contracts were rather slim, provided that it was already clear that Bulgaria was not going to build the Belene NPP solely as a Bulgarian-Russian project and after  the withdrawal from the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.

"I planned to leave Traikov as my advisor so that we could wrap up some of the things he is competent at doing. I repeat � given the trap he set for Delyan Dobrev, if he fails to come forward and explain these things so as to clear the way for the new Minister, if he fails to explain that it was me in person who stripped Lukoil of a license with the help of the Customs Agency (he attended all talks), I will consider that he was deliberately working against me and the government," the Prime Minister warned.

Borisov went on to criticize Traikov for the scandal with Lukoil.

He emphasized that the newly publicized findings of the Commission on Protection of Competition (KZK) about a cartel in the fuel sector also concerned OMV, Rompetrol and Petrol.

"How come there's only talk about one company? Why would one want to shut down the biggest company in Bulgaria? What if some 5000-6000 end up unemployed, what happens then", Borisov inquired.

Regarding Traikov's demand that a section of the South Stream gas pipeline should be fully owned by Bulgaria, Borisov commented that such a scenario would mean inviting a new crisis like the one with Hungary.

He also castigated Traikov for the "misconceptions" he was disseminating in public space on the topic of the Belene NPP.
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Business
EC: Bulgaria Has 2 Mos to Escape Court over DTT Mux Deals

The European Commission has issued a final warning to Bulgaria over the controversial tenders for the operation of what will be the country's DTT multiplexes.
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Diplomacy
Bulgarians in Moldova Cry Foul, Beg Sofia for Help

The historic Bulgarian minority in Moldova has complained to the Bulgarian government and the foreign diplomats in Kishinev of "unprecedented discrimination measures" by the central authority.
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Bulgaria Marks Meteorology Day with Balmy Weather

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Great Tit Picked as Bird Symbol of Sofia

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Bulgaria to Switch to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday

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Astronomical Spring Arrives in Bulgaria

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Northwestern Bulgaria Breaks High Temperature Records

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Editorial

Bulgaria Govt: Triumph of the Tame

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VP Vows New Stance towards Bulgarian Expats

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Romanian Ambassador: Land Claim Is Misunderstanding

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Bulgarian President Vows Quick Solution to 'Romanian Issue'

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Bulgaria-Romania Land Dispute Concerns South Stream Project

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Romania Seeks Talks with Bulgaria on 'Disputed Territory'

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Bulgaria, Turkey Launch High-Level Cooperation Council

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Belgrade Accuses Sofia of Stealing 'Serbian' Citizens

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Bulgaria Urges Its Citizens to Leave Syria

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US Co Eyes Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Market

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EC: Bulgaria Has 2 Mos to Escape Court over DTT Mux Deals

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Bulgaria's Honey Industry Makes BGN 65 M Annually

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Bulgaria's Top Private TV Stations Get Tangled in Ad Price Dumping Suit

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Consensus Candidate Gauck Elected Germany President

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Sports

Stoichkov Tangled in Threat Scandal with Bulgarian Referee

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Berbatov to Quit Manchester United Summer 2012 - Agent

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Properties

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Domestic

Sofia to Spend BGN 1 M on Waste Management Info System

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Ruling Party MP Takes Over Bulgarian Deputy EconMin Job

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Bulgarian Nationalist Leader Seeks Malfeasance Probe of Outgoing Minister

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Political Rival Endorses Stanishev for Full-Term PES Leader

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Bulgarian Top Cop Lashes Out at Axed EconMin

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Ruling GERB Still Leading Party in Bulgaria - Poll

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Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Denies Framing Fired Colleague in Heady Drama

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Bulgarian Ex-President Wants FinMin Fired, Calls for Socialist Rule

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Opposition Question Firing of Bulgarian Economy, Energy Min

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Bulgaria's Kuneva Still Abstains from Founding Political Party

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Ousted EconMin: Bulgaria's Top Diplomat Framed Me

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Bulgaria's Ruling GERB Still Searching for Health Fund Boss

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New Bulgarian Minister to Focus on Economy Not Reshuffles

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Archaeology

Bulgarian Policeman Awarded for Finding Byzantium Treasure

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Bulgarian PM: Archeology Digs Don't Hurdle Hwy Construction

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Bulgarian Archaeologists Claim Oldest Monastery in Europe

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Tourism

High Fuel Prices to Increase Bus Fares in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria Got 450 000 Russians in 2011, Expects 20% More in 2012

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Tourism Revenue in Bulgaria Grows by 4% for 2011

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Bulgaria's Business Tourism Slumps, Ski Resorts Doing Well - Expert

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Crime

Hemodialysis Prescribed to Stabbed Bulgarian MMA Champ

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Sofia Police Arrest 3 in ATM Fraud Ring

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Bulgaria Notorious Former Road Fund Head Faces New Charge

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Bulgarian Police Bust Large VAT Evasion Gang

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Germany Warns against Partial Amnesty of Illegal Assets in Bulgaria

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Bulgarian 'Crocodile' Gangsters Exonerated in Supreme Court

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Bulgarian Police Crush Moroccan Immigrants' Rebellion at Detention Center

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Bulgaria's SAPARD Fraud Trial Faces Re-launch

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Young Bulgarian Mother Dumps Baby in Brussels Canal

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Bulgarian Man to Spend 6 Years in US Jail for ATM Fraud

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Sofia Speaking

Dismissed Today, Re-Recruited Tomorrow

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A Small Sad Story

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Why Didn't Bulgaria's Borisov Ask Erdogan about Turkey's Neo-Ottomanism?

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Sex & Health

Bulgaria to Lift Cap on Funds for Treatment of Sick Children

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Cancer Cure Medication Prices in Bulgaria Skyrocket by 386%

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Ousted Bulgarian Health Minister: GERB Did Not Support Me

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New Bulgarian Health Minister Revamps Selection of Doctors

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Expired Medicines On Sale On Sofia Flea Market

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Expert Voices

Bulgarian Expert Maxim Behar: PR at 5 to 12

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Business

Bulgaria for Austrians - from Bogan to Boutique?

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Austrian Commercial Counselor in Sofia Michael Angerer: Bulgaria's Volume of Austrian FDI Is Impressive

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M-Tel Bulgaria CEO Andreas Maierhofer: We'll Stay Market Leader, Definitely

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Doing Business in Austria? Willkommen!

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Vienna Bourse Management Board Member Michael Buhl: Bulgaria's Market Needs Liquidity, Innovation

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ABA Consultant Peter Loeschl: Austria Convenient Place for Bulgarian Firms to Go Int'l

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EVN Bulgaria Board Chairman Jörg Sollfelner: Bulgarian Electricity Distribution Sector Needs Steady Pace of Investment

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'Kohl & Partner' Managing Partner André Gribi: Lack of Brand Bulgaria's Biggest Problem

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Cargo-partner Managing Director Anton Stoykov: Bulgaria Is Attractive Market for Freight Forwarding Companies

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Views on BG

*5 Bugarians Arrested in Florida for Credit Card Fraud

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Diplomacy

Ambassador Gerhard Reiweger: Austrian Business Has Great Share in Bulgaria's Positive Development

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Smile

New Stars Born in Bulgaria

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Queuing in Sofia

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Culture

Unlikely Union of Bulgarian Culture Policy and Modernist Creativity - Vienna's Haus Wittgenstein

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Bulgaria and Austria � On the Artery of Europe, Connected through Past and Present

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Corp Newswire

Alpha Bank Launches Dynamic VISA - Card that Pays You Back!

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Alpha Housing Loan Perfecto by Alpha Bank Bulgaria Offers Fixed Rates

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World

France to Go For Tougher Hate Speech Laws after Murders

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Obama Nominates Dartmouth College President Kim to Head World Bank

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Whitney Houston Drowned after Cocaine Use

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SEEMO Alarmed by Hate Speech over Macedonian-Albanian Ethnic Clashes

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Toulouse Killer Dies as French Police Seige Ends

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IMF Approves EUR 500 M Loan for Romania

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French Police Stage Explosions at Toulouse Shooter Standoff

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Ukraine Refuses to Decriminalize 'Tymoshenko Statute'

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Egypt Prevents Attack on Ship in Suez Canal

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Bulgarian Ballet Dancer Dies in Philadelphia after Hit-and-Run

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6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Papua, Indonesia

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Croydon Police Station Blast Leaves 7 Injured

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Massive Quake Jolts Mexico's Pacific Coast

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Same Gun Used in France's 3 Deadly Shootings Spree

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Venizelos Resigns as Greek Finance Minister after Gaining PASOK Leadership

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At Least 3 Shot Dead outside Jewish School in France

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South Korea Accuses North of Trying to Develop Nuclear Missile

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Terrorist Blasts in Syria Kill 29, Injure Scores

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Mount Etna Erupts, Spews Column of Ash

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Police Crack Down On Occupy Wall Street Spring Renewal

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Assange to Run for Australian Senate, Mulls WikiLeaks Party

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Macedonian Embassy in Kosovo Suffers Molotov Cocktail Attack

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Belarus Firing Squad Executes Minsk Subway Bombing Convict

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