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Day: July 4, 2014

Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov battles hard, loses Wimbledon semi to Djokovic

July 4, 2014July 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov put a spirited fight against number one seed Novak Djokovic on a slippery Centre Court at Wimbledon, but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party to face leadership question at July 5 national council meeting

July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sergei Stanishev

The Bulgarian Socialist Party’s national council meeting on July 5 will decide on whether to hold a party congress ahead

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian opposition leader Borissov: Stanishev to be nominated as European immigration commissioner

July 4, 2014July 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

Those in power intend nominating Sergei Stanishev, the Bulgarian Socialist Party leader who has quit the National Assembly to take

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s parliament paralysed as pressure mounts on government to bring forward resignation

July 4, 2014July 8, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

The sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly on July 4 was cancelled as, for the third consecutive day, it failed to

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Europe 

World Jewish Congress backs call by German FM for European Parliament committee to fight extremists

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has backed calls for the setting up of a special committee of the newly-elected European

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Bulgaria 

In Serbia, Bulgarian FM insists South Stream will resume in a few weeks time

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Kristian Vigenin, Serbia

Kristian Vigenin, foreign minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government that will resign within the next couple of weeks, has

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Leisure 

Fairy tale theme for annual sand sculptures festival in Bourgas

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

The annual sand sculpture festival has opened in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas, this year with a fairy tale

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