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Day: March 13, 2014

Business 

Bulgaria annual deflation rises to 2.6% in February

March 13, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index shrank by 0.4 per cent in February 2014, with year-on-year figure showing 2.6 per cent deflation,

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Topalov begins quest for another shot at world chess crown

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Vesselin Topalov is among the eight chess grand-masters who will clash in a tournament in Russia starting on March

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Bulgaria 

Two of Bulgaria’s parliamentary party leaders fined for violating campaign funding rules – National Audit Office

March 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Two political parties and a coalition received funding from “unclear” sources during Bulgaria’s 2013 national parliamentary election campaign, the National

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria still committed to South Stream – minister

March 13, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev said on March 13 that Sofia remained steadfast in its commitment to the

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Europe 

Merkel: Russia risks ‘massive’ damage in Ukraine crisis

March 13, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

German chancellor Angela Merkel said Russia risks “massive” political and economic damage if it does not change course in the

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Bulgaria 

Town mayor joins group going to Crimea ‘to protect Bulgarian interests’

March 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The mayor of Topolovgrad in south-eastern Bulgaria is joining volunteers heading to Ukraine ahead of the March 16 Crimea referendum

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Europe 

Obama: ‘We will stand with Ukraine’

March 13, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. and its allies would be forced to apply a cost to Russia

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Europe 

EU eager to sign part of association deal with Ukraine next week: Polish PM

March 13, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Poland and Germany agree that it would be beneficial if Ukraine signed the association agreement with the EU as soon

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