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Day: February 6, 2014

Europe 

Eurovision: Broadcasters will be suspended for three years if cheating detected, EBU says

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Organisers of the annual Eurovision Song Contest will suspend participating broadcasters for up to three years if their countries are

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Business 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court repeals 2012 tax law amendments

February 6, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on February 6 that the amendments to the tax laws introducing a single taxpayer account, passed

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Bulgaria 

Turkish foreign minister postponed Bulgaria visit ‘because of Sochi’

February 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu postponed a scheduled visit to Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on February 6 and 7 so

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government ‘Early Rising Students’ to protest against MPs’ salary hike

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

The anti-government “Early Rising Students” group is to hold a protest on February 6 against an increase in the salaries

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Bulgaria 

Petition to be launched to support Plevneliev’s electoral law referendum proposal

February 6, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

A committee including academics, actors and university students has been set up to organise a petition in support of Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Sofia city council approves 2014 budget

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city council voted on February 6 to approve the 2014 municipal budget for the Bulgarian capital city, with only

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors probe refugee tent camp funding

February 6, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Prosecutors in Bulgaria have started pre-trial proceedings in connection with the spending of money that had been intended for the

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Europe 

EC pressures US to lift visas for five EU member states

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission

EU’s executive arm has called on the United States to lift the visas for five member states – Bulgaria, Croatia,

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Europe 

Romanian road transporters warn they will crash fuel tax by buying abroad

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

An association of road transporters in Romania has asked the government not to introduce a seven euro cent fuel excise

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