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Day: July 18, 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament postpones SANS director election as protest shuts down Sofia centre

July 18, 2013July 31, 2013 Alex Bivol Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s lawmakers postponed the election of a new director of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) on July 18

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World 

Russian opposition leader sentenced to five years

July 18, 2013 VOANews Russia

A Russian court on Thursday found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty of embezzlement and sentenced him to five years in

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Europe 

Latent rage in Czech Republic

July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post Czech Republic

A ticking time bomb in the shape of latent racism dwells just beneath the surface of Czech society, says activist

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Holy Synod appoints Varna acting metropolitan

July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Varna

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church appointed Dorostol Metropolitan Ambrosii as temporary metropolitan of Varna on July 18.

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Bulgaria 

First anniversary of Bourgas terrorist attack: ‘clear traces’ in link to Hezbollah, Interior Minister says

July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Bourgas terrorist attack

Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev, speaking on the July 18 2013 first anniversary of the terrorist attack at Bourgas Airport

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Europe 

Poland to join energy market coupling in CEE region

July 18, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Poland will join the Central European energy market coupling mechanism according to the memorandum of understanding signed with the Czech

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