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Day: July 30, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘Oresharski’ cabinet heads for exit after last meeting

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski

At its last meeting before a caretaker cabinet is appointed to take Bulgaria into early parliamentary elections on October 5,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s MRF declines offer to govern, clearing way for early elections

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), the third-largest party in the National Assembly, declined on July 30 2014 head

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Business 

Westinghouse still optimistic on nuclear deal with Bulgaria despite delay

July 30, 2014August 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, nuclear

US energy firm Westinghouse remains optimistic about the prospects of signing the contract to build a nuclear reactor in Bulgaria,

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Business 

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines state gas utility 23.4M leva

July 30, 2014August 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined the state gas utility Bulgargaz a record 23.4 million leva (about

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB refuses to attend Parliament, offended by talk of ‘coalition with MRF’

July 30, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, said on July 30 that his party would no longer attend Parliament

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian road carriers threaten Friday blockade of Sofia exits

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s National Association of Road Carriers says it will blockade road exits from Sofia on the afternoon of August 1,

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Europe 

EU, US add further sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, targeting banks, defence and energy sectors

July 30, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union has agreed a package of what it calls “significant” additional restrictive measures targeting sectoral co-operation and exchanges

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