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Month: August 2013

Bulgaria 

Stefan Chaikov appointed head of Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency

August 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff motorways

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Minister Dessislava Terzieva appointed Stefan Chaikov as chairperson of the board at Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency on

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Business Leisure 

Bulgaria expects good 2013 grape vintage

August 27, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2013 grape crop in Bulgaria is expected to be of excellent quality, with a yield of about 250 000

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Bulgaria Leisure 

New terminal at Bulgaria’s Varna Airport comes into use

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

The new passenger terminal at Varna Airport on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast was scheduled to come fully into use on

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Europe 

Greek government ‘fears social disorder and massive protests’

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras may have assessed as positive all the reforms in Greece’s public sector, but, according to

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World 

US postpones Syria talks with Russia

August 27, 2013 VOANews Russia

The United States has postponed a meeting with Russian officials scheduled for later this week to discuss the situation in

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Europe 

Roma wall in Slovakia draws criticism from Brussels

August 27, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The infamy of the wall in Košice segregating the city’s Roma community has made it to Brussels with the European Commissioner

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Perspectives 

Russia Watch: Snowden’s Kremlin Connection

August 27, 2013May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Friday, June 21, was the hottest day of the year in Hong Kong – a sweltering 34 degrees. But it

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Mixed views on progress of Bulgaria’s 2013 summer tourism season

August 26, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

As Bulgarian summer holiday resorts begin announcing discount specials with the advent of September, the first assessments of the performance

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Bulgaria 

CEZ Bulgaria announces electricity service interruptions in Sofia until September 25

August 26, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Sofia

Electricity distribution company CEZ Bulgaria said on August 26 that ongoing work on a new 110kV line in Sofia could

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