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Day: January 23, 2013

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Bulgaria reopens embassy in Baghdad during Foreign Minister’s visit to Iraq

January 23, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov

The Bulgarian embassy in Baghdad has reopened, after a hiatus of close to 10 years, during a visit to Iraq

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Bulgaria News 

Opinion poll projects low turnout for Bulgaria’s nuclear referendum

January 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Between 27 per cent and 37 per cent of Bulgarians intended to vote in Bulgaria’s referendum on January 27 2013

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Cabinet appoints new asset forfeiture commission chief

January 23, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has removed Plamen Dimitrov as Deputy Justice Minister and appointed him as the new chairperson of

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves 30M leva for kindergartens

January 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 23 allocating 30 million leva to seven municipalities for major repairs and the construction of

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Europe News 

British PM vows referendum on EU

January 23, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that if his party wins the next election, he plans to renegotiate the

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Bulgaria News 

18 000 foreigners granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2012

January 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 18 081 foreigners last year, Vice President Margarita Popova said on January 23. Citizenship applications, alongside

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian housing prices down 2.7% in 2012

January 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Housing prices in Bulgaria declined for a fourth consecutive year in 2012, but it was the smallest annual decline over

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Europe News 

Montenegro on track for EU membership, European Parliament committee says

January 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Montenegro has made solid progress towards European Union membership and buttresses regional stability. Yet it must do more to protect

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News World 

Israeli exit polls show surprisingly narrow Netanyahu victory

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 VOANews

Exit polls in Israel show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party winning a narrow victory in Tuesday’s parliamentary elections, after

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