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Month: May 2014

Europe 

European elections 2014: Romania – dress rehearsal

May 8, 2014May 10, 2024 Alex Bivol European elections 2014, Romania

The expanding reach of the European Union made it inevitable that European Parliament elections will occasionally come in close proximity

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Europe 

European elections 2014: Greece – dawn or dusk?

May 8, 2014May 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European elections 2014, Greece

On May 25, Greece’s voters will cast their ballots not only in the European Parliament elections but also in the

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Europe 

European elections 2014: Poland – opposition’s opportunity

May 8, 2014May 10, 2024 The Warsaw Voice European elections 2014, Poland

Polish voters head to the polls May 25 to elect deputies to the European Parliament in a key test for

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Bulgaria 

European elections 2014: Bulgaria – any change?

May 8, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European elections 2014

When Bulgaria last held European Parliament elections in 2009, they were followed a few weeks later by scheduled elections for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 8

May 8, 2014May 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

Gas, grain, agriculture and more gas – these were among the themes as leaders and candidates of Bulgaria’s political parties

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament foreign committee condemns sanctions against Russia

May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The foreign affairs committee of the Bulgarian National Assembly passed on May 8 a motion condemning further economic sanctions against

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM chief of staff indicted in embezzlement probe

May 8, 2014May 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on May 8 that it has pressed formal charges against Maria Divizieva, chief of staff to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling axis votes parliamentary committee on contacts between Plevneliev and power companies

May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

With the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms backing far-right ultra-nationalists Ataka, a parliamentary committee has

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Ludogorets wins third consecutive title

May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Ludogorets Razgrad were crowned Bulgaria’s football champions after winning 1-0 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv late on May 7. Unlike last season,

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