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Day: January 15, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Oresharski spurns boycott of Sochi Olympics

January 15, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev, Sochi Olympics

Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, will attend the opening ceremony of

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Bulgaria 

Posturing and protests as Bulgaria’s Parliament resumes

January 15, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Georgi Purvanov, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly resumed proceedings on January 15 after the festive season recess, with a strong police presence outside

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Pironkova out of Australian Open

January 15, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s top female player Tsvetana Pironkova lost in the second round of the Australian Open on January 15 to 17th-seeded

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Business 

European Commission looking into South Stream Bulgarian tender

January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream

The European Commission was looking into the public procurement tender to pick a contractor for the Bulgarian stretch of the

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Europe 

Romanian, Albanian held as police bust network of 280 burglars in France

January 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Romania

French law enforcement authorities working with Europol, have dismantled a Paris-based network of prolific burglars and arrested 15 individuals. Two

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Business 

World Bank says global economy at turning point

January 15, 2014February 11, 2014 Mil Arcega of VOANews World Bank

The global recovery is gaining momentum according to new projections by the World Bank.  But unlike previous years, the World

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s audit office to check Parliament, state agencies

January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s National Audit Office is to check Parliament as well as a large number of state agencies in the course

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