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Day: June 15, 2012

Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov makes Queen’s Club semis

June 15, 2012February 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s top men’s tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified on June 15 for the Queen’s Club Championships, one of the main

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Business 

Carrefour exits Greek joint venture

June 15, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

French retail chain Carrefour said on June 15 that it was selling its stake in a joint venture with Greek

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Business 

Credit Agricole takes ownership of Emporiki unit in Bulgaria

June 15, 2012June 15, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

French banking group Credit Agricole has taken over the Bulgarian arm of its Greek subsidiary Emporiki Bank, along with banking

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Vampire souvenirs are in high demand

June 15, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The Sozopol souvenir shops urgently are placing orders for Dracula souvenirs, as it turns out that the Sozopol “vampire” and

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Government moves to quell protests over Forestry Act

June 15, 2012May 27, 2013 Alex Bivol Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and MPs from ruling party GERB met on June 15 with representatives of conservation groups

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s volleyball quagmire deepens

June 15, 2012June 15, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

The meeting of Bulgaria’s volleyball federation on June 14 in Pravets was expected to help solve the crisis surrounding the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President vetoes Judiciary Act

June 15, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev vetoed the Judiciary Act, asking Parliament to remove the provision referring to “career advancement bonuses” for

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a pair of handcuffs
Europe News Sport World 

First court sentences for Euro 2012 hooligans

June 15, 2012June 15, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Fast-track courts in Warsaw have handed out 23 sentences so far to hooligans following clashes that broke out ahead of

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the international airport in pristina kosovo
Europe News 

European Commission delivers visa roadmap to Kosovo government

June 15, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Kosovo

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström handed the roadmap for visa liberalisation over to the Kosovo government on June

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