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Year: 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court takes on President’s challenge against Peevski

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on November 14 that President Rossen Plevneliev’s challenge against Parliament’s decision to dismiss Delyan Peevski as

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Sport 

Greece vs. Romania: the mother of all battles begins

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Two teams will battle for one spot in the 2014 World Cup as Greece take on Romania in the first

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Europe 

Slovenia prime minister wins confidence vote

November 15, 2013 VOANews Slovenia

Slovenia’s prime minister has won a confidence vote in parliament for her efforts to avert an international bailout to fix

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Bulgaria 

Police block nationalist vigilante group doing ID checks in Sofia

November 15, 2013November 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia prevented a group of ultra-nationalist young men who appointed themselves as a “civil patrol”

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Europe 

Protests in Skopje: Albania, say ‘no’ to Syria’s chemical weapons

November 15, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Macedonia

A protest was held on November 14 2013 against the arrival of Syria’s chemical weapons in Albania and as a

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Europe 

Poland’s shale gas disappointment

November 15, 2013 The Krakow Post energy, Poland

Two years ago, shale gas was being heralded as the key to a prosperous, energy independent Poland, and Central Europe

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Perspectives 

Will Ukraine go west, or stay east?

November 15, 2013May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

President Putin’s advisor on economic integration warns Ukraine a move to the European Union would be “economic suicide.” A close

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Leisure 

Al Di Meola concerts in Sofia cancelled

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The concerts by US musician Al Di Meola that were scheduled to take place on November 25 and 26 at

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Leisure 

What’s on: Basque Contemporary Sculpture exhibition opens on November 21

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Basque Contemporary Sculpture” will open on November 21 at 6.30pm in at the Industrial 11 gallery in Sofia. The

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