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Day: April 28, 2013

Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Black Sea opens sunbathing season – in April

April 28, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sun-worshipers at Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna opened the sunbathing season on April 28 as the city became one

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

First tourists for 2013 arrive at Bulgaria’s Albena resort

April 28, 2013April 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The first tourists ahead of the summer tourist season arrived in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Albena on April 27.

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgarian protesters block border crossing with Greece twice at weekend, alleging discrimination by Greek police

April 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

A group of Bulgarians twice blocked the Ilinden-Exochi border crossing with Greece, on April 27 and 28, alleging discrimination against

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Greek ambassador to Bulgaria appointed to Nato post

April 28, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Nato

Thrasyvoulos “Terry” Stamatopoulos, Greece’s ambassador to Bulgaria since February 2012, has been appointed Nato assistant secretary-general for political affairs and

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Europe News 

Opposition wins Iceland election

April 28, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

Iceland’s center-right opposition declared victory Sunday in parliamentary elections, as voters punished the incumbent leftist government for harsh austerity measures

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Eavesdropping controversy has no significant effect on support for parties, poll says

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

According to the first poll carried out after the April 15 announcement of the initial findings by prosecutors investigating the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: President tells politicians to get to the issues and stop smear campaigns

April 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has expressed frustration at the preoccupation with the eavesdropping controversy and urged politicians to debate issues

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Europe News 

Serbian parliament endorses agreement with Kosovo

April 28, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

The majority of Serbian parties represented in parliament supported the agreement about normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. The

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Bulgaria News 

The long, long history of Bulgaria and the Jews

April 28, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

While Bulgaria’s premier place in Jewish history is in the prevention of the deportation of about 48 000 Bulgarian Jews

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