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Month: December 2013

Europe 

A month later, EuroMaidan beat goes on

December 22, 2013 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

A month ago, on November 21, people took to the streets in protest against the government’s decision to abandon a

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Europe 

Montenegro government refuses Russia’s request to set up a military base

December 22, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Montenegro, Russia

The government of Montenegro has refused a request from authorities in Moscow to set up a Russian military base in

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The headquarters in Sofia of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Holy Synod elects Bishop Yoan new Metropolitan of Varna

December 22, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Varna

By nine votes to three, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, elected Znepol Bishop Yoan as the

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Bulgaria 

The Sofia Globe during the Festive Season

December 20, 2013May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia Globe will continue to report the most important news from around Bulgaria, Europe and the rest of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian regulator announces plan for new electricity price cuts

December 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Electricity prices for Bulgarian households will be reduced by one per cent starting January 1 2014, the recently-appointed head of

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Bulgaria 

Reformist Bloc’s five parties sign political union agreement

December 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The five member parties of Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc signed an agreement transforming the bloc into a political union on December

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes bill on offshore firms

December 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on December 20 a bill regulating the activity of offshore companies in the country,

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Bulgaria 

AmCham Bulgaria donates 15 000 leva to two charity initiatives

December 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria donated 10 000 leva to the Bulgarian Christmas (Булгарска Коледа) charity initiative

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria mulls hiring lobbying firm to counter smears over UK migrant hysteria

December 20, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria is considering hiring a lobbying company to respond to the powerful anti-immigration campaign in the United Kingdom, where media

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