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Month: April 2013

Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s food safety agency chief resigns

April 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The head of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Yordan Voynov, said he submitted his resignation on April 17, only hours

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: GERB and BSP ‘neck and neck’, poll says

April 17, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the Bulgarian Socialist Party are neck and neck in support in opinion polls, local agency BBSS

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Bulgaria News 

Eavesdropping: PM expresses concern, prosecutors call Interior Ministry chief secretary for further questioning

April 17, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Marin Raykov has said that if there was confirmation that there was illegal eavesdropping, it would be

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Britain, world dignitaries say goodbye to ‘Iron Lady’

April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 VOANews

Thousands of people lined the streets of central London on Wednesday to witness the elaborate funeral procession of former British

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Bulgaria Business News 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 40.3M euro

April 17, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 40.3 million euro, the equivalent

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Russia Watch: Russia searches for ‘foreign agents’ at home, disguises its information war abroad

April 17, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Russia’s government is busy rooting out “foreign agents.” So far police agents have “inspected” 700 non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, looking

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Bulgaria News 

There was no illegal eavesdropping, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry chief secretary says

April 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

An investigation by senior prosecutors had not established any illegal eavesdropping by the Interior Ministry while it was not true

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Europe News 

We are not Cyprus, Slovenian prime minister says

April 17, 2013May 22, 2013 Benedicte Williams of The Budapest Times

Slovenian officials launched a damage-limitation campaign this week as concerns reappeared that the small country may be the next to

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Europe News 

Reforms in Macedonia continuing in spite of political tensions, EC report says

April 16, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Macedonia

The European Commission has commended Macedonia for continued reform efforts while urging a continuation of the momentum for political dialogue

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