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Day: April 28, 2014

Bulgaria 

Senior Bulgarian judge indicted in EU funds embezzlement probe

April 28, 2014April 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian prosecutors indicted the head of the Sofia Court of Appeals, Vesselin Pengezov, on April 28, in a lawsuit that

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Bulgaria 

UK ambassador: Russia’s actions make the case for a Western-facing Bulgaria

April 28, 2014April 29, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick, Russia, Ukraine

British ambassador in Sofia Jonathan Allen said on April 28 that Bulgaria has no reason to fear any backlash from

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Bulgaria 

Protests in Bulgarian village pressure Syrian refugee families to leave – after just two days

April 28, 2014April 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Three families of Syrian refugees left the village of Rosovo in Bulgaria after just a few days because of protests

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Europe 

Kharkiv mayor Gennady Kernes shot in the back

April 28, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes was shot in the back on April 28 and is in serious condition, the press service

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Business 

Bulgarian regulator delays decision on electricity distribution licences to May 12

April 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) was due to rule on April 28 whether to repeal the operating

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Europe 

Greece’s top court to rule on Golden Dawn election participation

April 28, 2014April 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) has been called on to rule whether members of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects proposed partial ownership of Alexander Nevsky cathedral

April 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Sofia

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has rejected a government proposal to award the church ownership of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian – Turkish border fence farce

April 28, 2014April 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Turkey

The controversy in Bulgaria over its expensive fence project at the Turkish border to keep out illegal migrants has trailed

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Europe 

Serbia elects ex-nationalist Vucic as new PM

April 28, 2014 VOANews

Hard-line nationalist-turned-pro-European reformer Aleksandar Vucic has been elected Serbia’s new prime minister.One hundred ninety-eight members of parliament voted in favor

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