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Day: April 26, 2013

Bulgaria News 

141 communist-era State Security agents among Bulgaria’s candidate MPs

April 26, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission has identified 141 agents and employees of the communist-era State Security secret service among the candidate members

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Bulgaria Business News 

Sofia picks Greek consortium to build refuse-derived fuel plant

April 26, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall said on April 26 that it picked the consortium between Greek companies Aktor and Helektor to build

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia City Prosecutor Kokinov resigns after eavesdropping recordings leaked to media

April 26, 2013April 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia City Prosecutor Nikolai Kokinov submitted his resignation to Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov on April 26, a few hours after several

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s eavesdropping controversy: New recordings sent to media

April 26, 2013April 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

With just more than two weeks to go to Bulgaria’s May 12 parliamentary elections, the eavesdropping controversy that is dominating

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian investigators reconstruct Bourgas bombing

April 26, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Bulgarian investigators detonated an explosive device on April 26 in an attempt to reconstruct the crime scene of the terrorist

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People 

Orange Bike Tour in Sofia to mark Dutch National Day

April 26, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

On the occasion of the upcoming Dutch National Day, staff of The Netherlands embassy to Bulgaria and other bikers will

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Leisure 

Film review: The Company You Keep

April 26, 2013April 25, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

It takes dedication and luck to uncover a good story. Had Deep Throat never contacted The Washington Post, who knows

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Leisure 

Film review: Broken City

April 26, 2013April 25, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Director Allen Hughes is better at depicting street gangs than he is at showing the gang culture of higher levels

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Bulgaria News 

Rise in terrorist attacks in Europe in 2012, Europol says

April 26, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Findings from European police agency Europol’s latest strategic analysis product – the 2013 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report –

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