Bulgarian President’s chief of staff resigns
Tsvetlin Yovchev resigned as chief of staff in Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s office on April 9 2013, saying that he
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Day: April 9, 2013
Thracian exhibit at archaeological museum in Sofia
The archaeological museum in Bulgarian capital city Sofia is exhibiting several pieces of weaponry and armour attributed to Thracian king
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EU launches investigation into MasterCard fees
The European Commission said on April 9 that it opened formal anti-trust proceedings against MasterCard over concerns that some of
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Microsoft-backed lobby group complains to EC about Google
Lobby group FairSearch said on April 9 that it has lodged a complaint with the European Commission, accusing Google of
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Slovakia wants war crimes suspect extradited from Hungary
Prosecutors in Slovakia are pressing for the extradition of Hungarian war crimes suspect László Csatáry. The 98-year-old former police commander
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Restarting Belene and stopping railway privatisation part of BSP governance plan
A victory by the socialist-led Coalition for Bulgaria in the May 12 2013 parliamentary elections would mean a government programme
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Danube Bridge to re-open to freight traffic
Danube Bridge would re-open to heavy freight lorries at 10pm on April 9, Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency said. Earlier, the agency
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Bulgarian honours for outgoing ambassadors
Several outgoing ambassadors to Bulgaria received Bulgarian honours on April 8 and 9. Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev conferred the country’s
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Belgrade officially rejects deal with Kosovo
Serbian government has decided not to sign the agreement on the normalization of relations with Kosovo. The decision has been
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