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Month: February 2013

Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court overcomes logjam

February 28, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol judiciary

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court was back in session after Grozdan Iliev took his oath of office on February 28, ending an

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Election Day named, and other highlights

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

The February 28 2013 entries in The Sofia Globe’s notebook, amid Bulgaria’s continuing political crisis: • President Rossen Plevneliev named

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Europe News World 

ICTY appeals chamber acquits and orders release of Momčilo Perišić

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’s appeals chamber said on February 28 2013 that it had acquitted and

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Bulgaria Business News 

Sofia city hall asks heating utility to amend terms of service to lower bills

February 28, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Sofia city hall voted on February 28 to order the city’s heating utility, Toplofikatsiya Sofia, to amend its terms of

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Bulgaria Europe News 

No EU state can unilaterally extend labour restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians, European Commissioner says

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Remaining labour market restrictions on workers from Bulgaria and Romania end on December 31 2013 and no EU country can

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Parliament outlaws construction on country’s Black Sea dunes

February 28, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 28 2013 to impose an almost-complete ban on dunes at the country’s Black Sea coast,

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President announces names of invitees to first ‘public council’ meeting

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has announced the names of 35 people – including protest organisers, leaders of professional associations, trade

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Business Europe News 

Euro zone annual inflation down to 2% in January

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Euro zone annual inflation was two per cent in January, down from 2.2 per cent a month, European Union’s statistics

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria to hold early parliamentary elections on May 12, President Plevneliev announces

February 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarians will vote in ahead-of-term national parliamentary elections on May 12, President Rossen Plevneliev said in a special address to

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