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Day: June 5, 2012

St Nikolai, Russian church in Sofia, Bulgaria
Perspectives 

Different paths: the Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox churches

June 5, 2012May 27, 2013 Momchil Metodiev 0 Comments Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In recent months, Bulgarian – Russian church relations have been dominated by a minor dispute – the conflict at the

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Business Europe News 

S&P rates Greek euro zone exit odds at one-in-three

June 5, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Credit ratings agency Standard&Poor’s has described the odds that Greece will exit the euro zone following the June 17 parliamentary

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Bulgaria News 

Seven injured in explosions at munitions depot in Bulgaria

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven people were injured in a series of explosions that rocked a munitions depot in south-eastern Bulgaria on June 5,

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Bulgaria Business 

Bulgarian Government mulls new rules on retail chains

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

Bulgaria’s Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Delyan Dobrev, said on June 4 2012 that amendments to competition protection legislation

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Health Minister proposes private health insurance add-on

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

Bulgaria’s Health Minister, Desislava Atanasova, has suggested the introduction of a second health insurance, in a private fund, to replace

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Leisure 

Elevation festival unveils full line-up, adds ‘warm-up party’

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Organisers of Elevation festival in Bulgaria have unveiled the full line-up of participating bands, announcing, on June 5, that the

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Bulgaria Europe Leisure 

Health care: EC launches smartphone app ‘to ensure stress-free travel this summer’

June 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Just in time for the summer holidays, the EURO 2012 Football Championship and the London 2012 Olympics, the European Commission has

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News 

How to see the Transit of Venus from Bulgaria

June 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The Transit of Venus – the rare phenomenon that will see the planet Venus pass directly between the Earth and

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Bulgaria News 

Code yellow hazardous weather warning for Bulgaria

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A “code yellow” hazardous weather warning has been issued for 15 districts in western, northern and central Bulgaria, the meteorological

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