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Day: February 3, 2014

Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s media: Of photographs, politics and proxy wars

February 3, 2014February 6, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer editors pick, Media

In an exclusive on February 3, Economedia’s publications reported that Economedia was suing another Bulgarian media company and a fledgling

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Perspectives 

Plevneliev’s referendum proposal: The consequences of saying no

February 3, 2014February 3, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer editors pick, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian politics is a cacophonous business, but ever since President Rossen Plevneliev said that he would propose a referendum on

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Europe 

Corruption costs Europe 120bn euro a year – EC report

February 3, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Bulgaria’s failings in dealing with corruption are well-known, thanks to the ongoing monitoring by EU, but the issue remains a

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Bulgaria 

Permit problem causes lorry queues at Bulgarian-Turkish border

February 3, 2014February 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

A continuing dispute about the issuing of transit permits led to a two-kilometre queue of lorries at the Bulgarian-Turkish border

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Europe 

Injuries after new 5.7 Richter scale earthquake shakes Greece’s Cephalonia

February 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

A new earthquake of 5.7 on the Richter scale, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens,

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Europe 

Athens wary of third rescue package

February 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece is to be granted a third rescue loan by its international lenders, according to German weekly Der Spiegel which

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Europe 

Slovakian presidential election candidate drops out

February 3, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Three recent polls were enough to convince one presidential candidate to drop out of the race, but have not clarified

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