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Day: October 8, 2013

Bulgaria 

Outrage among anti-government protesters at reported Constitutional Court decision on Peevski

October 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters reacted to unconfirmed media reports that the Constitutional Court had said that Delyan Peevski was still an

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Europe 

European Commission calls for large-scale Mediterranean patrols to prevent repeat of Lampedusa tragedy

October 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Rossen Plevneliev

European Union interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg on October 38 were to hear a proposal from European Home Affairs Commissioner

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Bulgaria 

Gripes of Sofia residents emerge in EU survey

October 8, 2013October 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia

Residents of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have emerged as among the least satisfied regarding the state of the streets and

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Europe 

Prosecutors order investigation into Golden Dawn’s financial status

October 8, 2013October 8, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Prosecutors Spyros Georgouleas and Christos Papakostas ordered on October 8 the Financial Crime Prosecution Unit of Greece (SDOE) to begin

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Europe 

European Commission has five-point plan to combat abuse of free movement rights

October 8, 2013October 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Citizens of European Union countries living in other member state most likely are there to work and not as part

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Europe 

European Parliament approves tobacco products law aimed at making smoking less attractive to the young

October 8, 2013October 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

A draft law to make tobacco products less attractive to young people was approved by the European Parliament on October

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Business 

Retail trade turnover in Bulgaria up 4.9% year-on-year in August 2013 – NSI

October 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Preliminary figures suggest that Bulgarians have upped their spending on clothes and shoes, and even food, drink and tobacco, but

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Leisure 

Andrea Bocelli to return to Sofia for concert on May 30 2014

October 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return to Bulgaria for the first time since 2006 for a concert at Arena Armeec

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Europe 

Poland eyes lower gas prices from Russia’s Gazprom – economy minister

October 8, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

The Polish government hopes it will be possible to renegotiate gas prices with Russian Gazprom as the gas market is

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