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Day: September 18, 2013

Europe 

Romanian court rejects local councils’ decision to ban shale gas prospecting

September 18, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

A decision by several local councils in the Vaslui County to ban exploration and exploitation of shale gas within their

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Bulgaria 

Appeal for funds and items to aid refugees in Bulgaria: How to donate

September 18, 2013May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) has launched a fund-raising appeal in aid of refugees, against a background of a sharp

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s GERB rethinks no-confidence motion topic

September 18, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s opposition party GERB will table the motion of no confidence in the current government on September 19, but instead

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian traffic police to launch new cyclist checks campaign

September 18, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s traffic police will mark the European Mobility Week with yet another campaign of checks directed at cyclists, but, as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President, government release joint position on Syria

September 18, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev, Syria

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Plamen Oresharski, prime minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, released a joint position on

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Bulgaria 

Serbian president Tomislav Nikolić on two-day visit to Bulgaria

September 18, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Serbian president Tomislav Nikolić begins a two-day visit to Bulgaria on September 18 2013 at the invitation of his counterpart,

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Europe 

Romania hints at foreign interests behind anti gold mining and shale gas protests

September 18, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta said on September 17 2013 that he has information that foreign interests are seeking to

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Europe 

Strauss-Kahn: I will try to help Serbia

September 18, 2013September 18, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

“I am glad to be here, and I will try to help Serbian citizens to resolve the national economy problems;

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride 2013 to be held on September 21

September 18, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2013 Sofia Pride parade, postponed from June, is to be held on September 21. The annual procession, in support

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