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Month: August 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police says bicycle-related road incidents on the rise

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

The number of road incidents involving cyclists in Bulgarian capital city Sofia has increased by 30 per cent so far

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Bulgaria 

Battle looms in Bulgaria over next changes to security services

August 26, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests, Rossen Plevneliev

The embattled Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) government is pressing ahead with its grasping for a consolidation of power through restructuring

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgarian capital Sofia to host first festival of Jewish culture on September 15

August 26, 2013March 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

Shalom Sofia, the first festival of Jewish culture in the Bulgarian capital city, will be held on September 15 2013,

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World 

German news report says US spied on United Nations

August 26, 2013August 26, 2013 VOANews

A leading German news magazine says the U.S. National Security Agency, NSA, has eavesdropped on the United Nations, penetrating the

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Business 

Slovakia’s economy grows slightly in Q2

August 25, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s economy in the second quarter of 2013 posted a 0.9 per cent growth on an annual basis, thus keeping the

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Europe 

Russia concerned over Georgia’s presidential election

August 24, 2013February 11, 2014 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Georgia, Russia

Before Russia fought a shooting war with Georgia, it fought a trade war with its small neighbor. First, Russia lifted

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: Mindya Rock Festival

August 23, 2013August 25, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2013 Mindya Rock Festival, featuring 15 of Bulgaria’s top rock bands, closes on August 24 2013 on its second

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Bulgaria 

Huge forest fire blazes near Bulgaria’s border with Turkey

August 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A huge bush fire was burning near the Bulgarian town of Svilengrad close to the Turkish border, public broadcaster Bulgarian

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Business 

Turkey’s new transit fees pose no threat to Bulgarian freight firms – minister says

August 22, 2013August 22, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Danail Papazov has given reassurances to Bulgaria’s road freight companies that the new transit fees set to

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