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Day: May 15, 2014

Europe 

European elections 2014: Slovenia – swept by crisis

May 15, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick, European elections 2014, Slovenia

In several European Union member states, the European Parliament elections this month are seen as a test of electoral strength

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Europe 

European elections 2014: Hungary – Fidesz rampant

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, Hungary

After the landslide victory of prime minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party in Hungary’s parliamentary elections in April 2014, it would

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Europe 

European elections 2014: Czech populists top polls

May 15, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, editors pick, European elections 2014

After the Czech Republic held presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013, there is less at stake in the 2014 European

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Europe 

European elections 2014: Croatia – old guard is back

May 15, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, editors pick, European elections 2014

For the second time in just over 13 months, Croatians will head to polling stations on May 25 to cast

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Europe 

European elections 2014: Slovakia – apathy wins?

May 15, 2014May 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, Slovakia

In the 2009 European Parliament elections, Slovakia – then in its fifth year as an EU member – set a

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov ousts Berdych in Rome

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov will play Tommy Haas in the quarterfinal of the Rome Masters on May 16 after defeating Czech Tomas

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View overlooking Greek capital city Athens photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Europe 

Greece heads for two rounds in May 2014 local election vote

May 15, 2014May 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The more than 9.8 million voters of Greece are being called to the ballot booths on May 18 2014 in

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Europe 

Greek government and main opposition battle over the FT revelations

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European elections 2014, Greece

Greek government and main opposition SYRIZA have started a battle of words regarding the report by the Financial Times on the

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Europe 

Cyprus remains in recession

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

Cyprus remained in recession in the first quarter of the year but with a shallower decline in output on a

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