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Month: April 2013

Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: GERB has shed support but leads BSP by close to 10%, poll says

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has shed some support, but at 28.3 per cent continues to be ahead of the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria News 

Varna city council ousts acting mayor

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

The municipal council in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna voted on April 29 to oust acting mayor Hristo Bozov

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Europe News 

Prague blast injures 40

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Czech Republic

A powerful explosion in the Czech capital, Prague, has injured at least 20 people, causing police to seal off a

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Bulgaria News 

Britain’s Prince Edward to visit Bulgaria in June

April 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Britain’s Prince Edward and his wife Sophie will visit Bulgaria on June 23-24 at the invitation of Bulgarian President Rossen

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Bulgaria Business News 

Income tax declarations deadline in Bulgaria

April 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) issued a reminder, in a statement on April 29, that the deadline for submitting income

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Bulgaria News 

Eavesdropping controversy: Kokinov resigns from judiciary

April 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Nikolai Kokinov, the Sofia City Prosecutor who resigned as administrative head of the prosecutor’s office on April 26 after recordings

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Bulgaria News 

Eavesdropping controversy: Judiciary committee to decide on ethics probe into Sofia prosecutor’s conduct

April 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A decision on whether to initiate an ethics investigation into the conduct of Nikolai Kokinov, former administrative head of the

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Business Europe News 

Prices of copper and silver seen rising long term – KGHM

April 29, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

KGHM metals miner and the world’s largest producer of silver expects a rebound in the prices of copper and silver

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Europe News 

Reding: EU to take action on Hungary

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

The European Commission will probably launch infringement proceedings against Hungary, Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday.

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