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Month: July 2013

Bulgaria 

Culture Minister lashes ‘absurd’ Bulgarian Louvre project

July 16, 2013July 16, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Culture Minister Petar Stoyanovich has poured scorn on the implementation so far of the multi-million leva “Bulgarian Louvre” museum gallery

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s volleyball federation faces fine for gambling ad

July 16, 2013July 16, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s volleyball federation could be banned for allowing an ad for a banned gambling website to appear on the advertising

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Business 

New car sales in Bulgaria in June 2013 drop 8.9% year-on-year

July 16, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

New car sales in Bulgaria in June 2013 added up to 1944, about 8.9 per cent less than in June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian poet Sugarev refuses to end anti-government hunger strike

July 16, 2013July 17, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

Bulgarian poet and veteran right-wing political activist Edvin Sugarev has declined an appeal in an open letter from a group

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Europe 

Greek finance minister facing possible charges for tax cheat list

July 16, 2013 VOANews Greece

Greek lawmakers have voted in favor of pressing criminal charges against a former finance minister for his handling of a

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Europe 

Polish President calls for reconciliation over Volhynia massacre

July 15, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Ukraine

Deputies Friday rejected a resolution introduced by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party to refer to the massacres of

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Europe 

Hungary: Holocaust payout delay solved

July 15, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

About $5.6 million (4.2 million euro) will be transferred to the Jewish Heritage of Hungary Public Endowment (Mazsök) as part

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World 

Faraway planet found to be same colour as Earth

July 15, 2013 VOANews final frontier

The Hubble Space Telescope has helped scientists determine the color of a planet outside of our Solar System for the first time.

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Perspectives 

The first days of the Oresharski Cabinet: ignorance or populism?

July 15, 2013May 10, 2024 Desislava Nikolova, Yavor Alexiev and Kaloyan Staykov, IME Plamen Oresharski

In a few short weeks, Plamen Oresharski’s government has undertaken a number of measures and unveiled policy plans that showcase

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