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Day: May 16, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 16

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

Centre-right opposition GERB handed in to parliamentary officials on May 16 its draft of no confidence in the current Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria election rules referendum petition falls short – report

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

The petition for a referendum on electoral rules in Bulgaria fell short of the 500 000 signatures needed to put

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov into Rome Masters semi-finals

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, celebrating his 23rd birthday on May 16, secured a first career semi-final at an ATP Masters event

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Europe 

Serbia battles floods with help from EU and Russia

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

The municipalities of Ub, Jagodina and Osecina in the western and central part of Serbia are the most critically affected

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Berbatov signs one-year deal at Monaco

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Former Manchester United and Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov signed a one-year deal with Monaco until the summer of 2015, the

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Europe 

Rasmussen in Bucharest: Nato ready to defend every inch of its territory

May 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on a two-day visit to Bucharest,  confirmed on May 15 that Nato was fully committed

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Europe 

Opinion poll: Syriza leads by five points in Greece’s European Parliament elections

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European elections 2014, Greece

An opinion poll conducted by Palmos Analysis for Tvxs shows Greece’s main opposition SYRIZA leading by 5 points in voting

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Business 

Bulgaria had highest increase in bankruptcies in CEE in 2013

May 16, 2014May 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Among Central and Eastern European countries, Bulgaria recorded the highest increase in bankruptcies in 2013, an increase of 39 per

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Bulgaria 

Muslim leader condemns hacking attack on Bulgarian Orthodox Church website

May 16, 2014May 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Plovdiv

The Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has condemned the hacking attack on the website of the Holy Synod

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