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Year: 2013

Bulgaria 

GERB candidate Portnih elected mayor of Varna

July 8, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

GERB candidate Ivan Portnih has been elected mayor of Bulgaria’s main Black Sea city of Varna, defeating Hristo Bozov, who

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

Greece looks to clinch last-gasp deal with troika before critical Eurogroup meeting

July 8, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The July 8 2013 Eurogroup meeting in Brussels is crucial for Greece as it is expected to decide whether or not

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Europe 

Polish euro zone entry may be put on hold for years: PM

July 8, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland will not be able to enter the eurozone for years because the government lacks the required majority to approve

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Bulgaria 

Group announces split from Borissov’s GERB party

July 7, 2013July 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

A group, said to include members of the executive committee of Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, has announced that they

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Bulgaria 

Journalists from rival nationalist TV channel allege assault by Siderov

July 7, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Employees of Bourgas-based television channel SKAT, which formerly was allied to Volen Siderov’s Ataka but now is politically estranged, have

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s media and the protests: From Barekov to BNT

July 7, 2013May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media, Peevski protests

Spare a thought for Bulgaria’s reporters. After six months of covering the winter protests, an election campaign and the current

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Bulgaria 

Clarity awaited on when final section of Bulgaria’s Trakiya Motorway will open

July 7, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff motorways

The “final” date for the opening of the as-yet incomplete section of Bulgaria’s Trakiya Motorway, linking Sofia to Bourgas via

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian union federation threatens strike unless Grand National Assembly convened

July 7, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

In its first statement on the political crisis in Bulgaria after three weeks of anti-government protests, trade union confederation Podkrepa

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Bulgaria 

President Plevneliev: The only way out now for Bulgaria is elections

July 5, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, in a forceful special address to the nation on July 5, underlined his disapproval of politicians

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