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Month: July 2014

Bulgaria 

Sofia appeals court overturns money laundering sentence on ‘Brendo’

July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Appellate Court ruled on July 11 to overturn the money-laundering sentence against Evelin “Brendo” Banev, Bulgarian specialist judiciary news

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs fail in bid to overturn veto on Consumer Protection Act amendments

July 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

A bid by the two parties in Bulgaria’s ruling axis to overturn President Rossen Plevneliev’s veto of amendments to the

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Business 

Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries fell by close to 15% y/y in January-May 2014

July 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian exports to third countries, meaning those that are not members of the European Union, fell by 14.8 per cent

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Europe 

Polish hospital head fired after refusing to conduct abortion

July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Warsaw’s mayor has fired the director of Holy Family municipal hospital in Warsaw, professor Bogdan Chazan who had refused to

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Europe 

US: Cooperation with Germany important despite spying fallout

July 11, 2014 Al Pessin of VOANews

The White House said on Thursday it was essential that the United States and Germany continue to cooperate after Germany

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Perspectives 

Bulgarian Socialist Party seeks, well, red best-seller

July 10, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sergei Stanishev

Officially or otherwise, a number of candidates have emerged to succeed Sergei Stanishev at a Bulgarian Socialist Party congress on

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Perspectives Sport 

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria’s natural antidepressant

July 10, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Grigor Dimitrov

Around the latter half of the afternoon of July 4, the streets of Sofia and most towns and villages in

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Leisure 

What’s On: Hugh Laurie at Sofia’s National Palace of Culture, July 11

July 10, 2014July 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

British actor (House MD, Blackadder) and musician Hugh Laurie and his Copper Bottom Band are to give their first concert

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Leisure 

Film review: 22 Jump Street

July 10, 2014May 10, 2024 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The word “franchise” is not used explicitly, but it is embedded throughout this self-conscious film whose entertainment value vastly outweighs

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