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Month: February 2013

Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s SJC sacks deputy prosecutor-general

February 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) voted on February 21 to release Galina Toneva from her position as deputy prosecutor-general. She

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to accept resignation of Boiko Borissov’s government

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament voted on February 21 2013 by 209 votes to five with one abstention to accept the resignation

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News World 

Curiosity collects gray innards of Red Planet’s rock

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 Suzanne Presto of VOANews

The U.S. space agency confirmed Wednesday that the Mars rover Curiosity has collected the first sample from inside a rock

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Business Europe Leisure News 

Poland to pave way for flagship airline LOT’s sale shortly

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland’s Treasury hopes to shortly approve a restructuring plan for the troubled national airline PLL LOT and an amended law

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Europe News 

Gridlock in Ukraine’s parliament looks set to stay

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 Denis Rafalsky of the Kyiv Post

Despite a number of optimistic declarations of the past two days that the pro-presidential majority and the opposition are close

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s rival pro- and anti-government protests proceed peacefully after resignation of Borissov cabinet

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Demonstrations in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on the night after Prime Minister Boiko Borissov announced the resignation of his government

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Europe News 

Poland frees wholesale prices of natural gas

February 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy

Poland’s energy market regulator URE has relieved all licensed traders of natural gas from the duty to submit wholesale tariffs

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Bulgaria Europe News 

EU parliamentary groups react to resignation of Borissov government in Bulgaria

February 20, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The centre-right European People’s Party issued a pledge for full support for Boiko Borissov on February 20 2013, after he

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria sells 800M leva of six-month debt

February 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

On the same day that Prime Minister Boiko Borissov submitted his resignation, Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said it sold 800 million

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