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Month: May 2013

Europe News 

Latest row exposes rifts in Romania’s ruling coalition

May 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol Romania

The two largest parties in Romania’s ruling coalition are set to re-negotiate their alliance agreement after a row last week

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Europe News Sport 

Romania’s football club owners, agents case goes to re-trial

May 20, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s high court of justice ruled on May 20 to re-try the lawsuit against eight prominent Romanian football club owners

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Bulgaria News 

Twelve communist-era State Security agents among Bulgaria’s MPs

May 19, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Twelve of the 240 members of Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly, elected on May 12, worked for the country’s communist-era secret

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News World 

Astronomers awaiting Comet ISON’s year-end spectacular

May 19, 2013May 22, 2013 Rick Pantaleo of VOANews final frontier

Excitement has been growing in recent months over the approach of Comet ISON.  Like other comets, this chunk of rock

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Europe Leisure News 

Eurovision 2013: Denmark wins

May 19, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Eurovision 2013 song contest was won by Denmark. The countries that won a place in the final after the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Parliament to hold first meeting on May 21

May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on May 17 that he would convoke the first sitting of the new 42nd National

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Bulgaria News 

Siderov: Borissov is a liar, terrified that he could find himself in jail

May 17, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Volen Siderov

Ataka leader Volen Siderov says that his party’s judgment on Plamen Oresharski, the socialist nominee to be prime minister in

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria least gay-friendly among EU states – study

May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Among European Union member states, Bulgaria scored the lowest in terms of human rights equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian socialist leader Stanishev proposes May 21 for first sitting of new Parliament

May 17, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sergei Stanishev

Meeting President Rossen Plevneliev on May 17, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev proposed May 21 as the date of

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