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Year: 2013

Bulgaria's Economy Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev, left.
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Bulgaria reports 186M leva in concession revenue in 2012

January 21, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev, energy

Revenue from mining extraction concessions in Bulgaria tripled in 2012, reaching 186 million leva, compared to 62 million leva the

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Bulgaria News World 

Sofia flights affected by bad weather in Europe

January 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Several incoming and outgoing flights at Sofia Airport on January 21 were cancelled due to bad weather conditions over Europe,

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s authorities, MRF in row about attack on Dogan

January 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said on January 21 2013 that the investigation into the attack on the Movement for

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Bulgaria News 

Conspiracy theorists have field day with attack on Bulgaria’s Dogan

January 20, 2013January 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Ahmed Dogan’s valedictory speech as leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms instantly became international news when a man

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Business Europe News 

Azarov: Ukraine steaming ahead with diversification of gas sources

January 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post energy

Ukraine is making a lot of progress in its attempt to diversify gas supplies to avoid paying extortionate prices to

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Europe News 

Hungarian government tries to placate Jews

January 20, 2013 The Budapest Times

A state secretary from the Justice Ministry has met Jewish groups who had expressed disappointment over the failure of the

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Bulgaria News 

Meet Mestan, Dogan’s nominee to become leader of Bulgaria’s MRF

January 19, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Lyutvi Mestan, the nominee put forward by outgoing leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Ahmed Dogan to

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Shock and dismay as Bulgaria’s Dogan attacked – reactions

January 19, 2013 Alex Bivol

The attack on Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria’s predominantly ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, during a

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Dogan and the MRF: End of an era?

January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Ahmed Dogan, whose planned headline-making announcement on January 19 2013 that he was to step down as leader of the

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