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Month: May 2014

Leisure 

What’s On: Yanni at NDK in Sofia on June 2

May 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Greek-born internationally famous composer and performer Yanni is bringing his show to Sofia’s National Palace of Culture, NDK, on June

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Bulgaria 

President Plevneliev urges parties to analyse message sent by Bulgarians in European Parliament elections

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, Rossen Plevneliev

Choosing his words carefully and underlining that he intended no unconstitutional intervention or political brokerage, President Rossen Plevneliev urged the

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Bulgaria 

Oresharski: Cabinet changes coming

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European elections 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

There will be changes to Bulgaria’s cabinet but these had not yet been discussed with the two parliamentary groups supporting

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Bulgaria 

No-confidence motion: Bulgaria’s ruling axis votes to keep itself in power

May 30, 2014June 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

As had been expected, Bulgarian Socialist Party and Movement and Rights and Freedoms MPs voted together on May 30 2014

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Business 

Bulgarian regulator asks for lower electricity prices from US-owned power plants

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) has asked state-owned electricity utility NEK to begin talks with two coal-powered

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Europe 

Google allows Europeans to be ‘forgotten’ online

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 VOANews

Google on Thursday began allowing European citizens to request the removal of embarrassing or objectionable search results about their personal

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Europe 

Obama Europe visit to be dominated by Ukraine

May 30, 2014 VOANews Poland, Russia, Ukraine

President Obama heads to Europe next week on a visit that will focus on Russian actions in Ukraine. First stop

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Leisure 

What’s On: Lisa Stansfield in Sofia on June 1

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Multi-award-winning British pop and soul singer Lisa Stansfield will be in concert in Sofia on June 1 2014, at the

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Europe 

Walesa to attend funeral mass for Poland’s last communist leader

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Lech Walesa, the legendary leader of the Solidarity movement that overthrew Communist rule in Poland, said on Thursday he will

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