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Month: November 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ambassador to Brazil sacked over Boevski affair

November 6, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on November 6 that the term of Bulgaria’s ambassador to Brazil Chavdar Nikolov would be cut

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Bulgaria 

Yovchev: Ready to listen to ‘any good ideas’ about where to house refugees

November 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

With the number of refugees now close to 10 000 and the issue having long since turned into a political football,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government student protests reach 14th day

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Groups of students at 15 higher education institutions in Bulgaria are now involved in the anti-government “Occupy” protest that began

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Bulgaria 

Slovakia grants Bulgaria 100 000 euro to help cope with refugee situation

November 6, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Slovakia, Syrian refugees

Slovakian president Ivan Gašparovič has handed his Bulgarian counterpart Rossen Plevneliev 100 000 euro as a grant to help Bulgaria

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four stray dogs lying on grass
Bulgaria 

Number of street dogs in Sofia has decreased, survey finds

November 6, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The number of street dogs in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has decreased, from more than 11 000 in 2007 to

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Europe 

Glimmer of hope for Greek recovery

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek finance minister Yannis Stournaras met with the troika inspectors in Athens on November 5 2013 in what was the

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View overlooking Greek capital city Athens photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Europe 

General strike in Greece on November 6 disrupts air travel, public transport

November 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

A 24-hour general strike in Greece on November 6, organised by the country’s two largest trade unions in protest against

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Europe 

UN chief condemns violence surrounding Kosovo municipal elections

November 6, 2013February 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Serbia

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is encouraged by the initial assessments of the municipal elections held on November 3 2013

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Europe 

Poland must respect religious freedom, Polish president told on visit to Israel

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Poland

The issue of kosher slaughter in Poland ‘’is currently being examined by the constitutional court,” Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski said

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