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Month: May 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC suspends judges indicted in EU funds embezzlement probe

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) ruled on May 15 to suspend two senior judges indicted in an EU funds embezzlement

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Business 

EBRD: Russia-Ukraine crisis threatens recovery in transition region

May 15, 2014May 18, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators, Russia, Ukraine

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on May 14 that the continued tension between Russia and Ukraine

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Business 

Bulgaria’s economy grows by 0.2% in Q1

May 15, 2014June 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year using seasonally-adjusted data, compared to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian doctors in symbolic protest

May 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian doctors across the country took part in a symbolic protest on May 15 2014, wearing ribbons and warning that

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Bulgaria 

Hacking attack on Bulgarian Orthodox Church website ‘revenge for assault on Plovdiv mosque’

May 15, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Plovdiv

Hackers attacked the official website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, leaving a message saying that this was revenge for the

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Europe 

Greece signs three oil and gas concession deals

May 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Three agreements for hydrocarbon exploration in the areas of Ioannina, the Gulf of Patras and Katakolo were signed on May

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Europe 

Europe raises stakes with tour of former Soviet states

May 14, 2014May 16, 2014 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

The President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy visited Georgia Wednesday – the latest stop on a tour of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian regulator mulls massive fines on electricity distribution firms

May 14, 2014May 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on May 14 that its audit of three privately-owned electricity distribution

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders send condolences to Turkish counterparts over Soma mine disaster

May 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria’s President, Speaker of Parliament, prime minister and foreign minister each sent messages of condolences to their Turkish counterparts on

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