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Day: February 1, 2013

Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria expresses condolences, condemns suicide bombing attack at US embassy in Ankara

February 1, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov, Turkey

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov sent letters of condolences to his counterparts in the United States and Turkey, John Kerry

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian government firm on smoking ban in face of new protest

February 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A protest on February 1 2013 in front of Parliament against Bulgaria’s full ban on smoking in public places would,

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria honours memory of victims of communism

February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Vice President Margarita Popova was among those attending a ceremony on February 1 2013 in honour of the memory of

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

EU ended 2012 with 10.7% unemployment – Eurostat

February 1, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The 27-member European Union ended 2012 with 10.7 per cent unemployment in December, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria responds to ‘flood of migration to UK’ hysteria

February 1, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian leaders have responded to the hysteria being whipped up in some British publications and by the UKIP about a

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Europe News 

Armenian presidential candidate shot

February 1, 2013 VOANews

Armenian police say a gunman has shot and wounded one of the country’s eight presidential candidates. Authorities say Paruir Airikian

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Public Works Minister asks prosecutors to act against building permits at Coral beach

February 1, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgarian Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova has asked prosecutors to intervene to ensure the revocation of all

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian President awards highest honours to seven people

February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Rossen Pleveneliev has awarded seven people with the country’s medal for courage, for actions undertaken to save others’

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian traffic police to check for valid road use stickers on vehicles

February 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

From February 1 2013, Bulgarian traffic police are to conduct large-scale checks that vehicles have road use stickers, known as

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