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Month: August 2014

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Bulgaria formally nominates Kristalina Georgieva for EU foreign policy chief job

August 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Bulgaria’s caretaker government officially nominated Bulgaria’s current representative in the European Commission, Kristalina Georgieva, for the EU High Representative for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria caretaker cabinet nominates ambassadors for Stara Planina

August 6, 2014August 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has nominated former French ambassador to Bulgaria Philippe Autié and outgoing German ambassador Matthias Höpfner to receive

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bliznashki caretaker cabinet takes office

August 6, 2014August 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s new caretaker cabinet headed by constitutional law professor Georgi Bliznashki took office at a ceremony on August 6 2014

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President prorogues Parliament, sets October 5 election date

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev signed on August 6 the decree proroguing the 42nd National Assembly and setting the date for

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Perspectives 

Open letter to Europe’s heads of state and government

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Letters European Commission

To Europe’s Heads of State and Government: The world will be watching when you select a candidate to lead the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian centre-right leader Borissov aims for single-party government after early elections

August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

The leader of Bulgaria’s major centre-right party GERB, Boiko Borissov, says that he hopes to form a single-party government after

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Sport 

Bulgarian TV channel Nova secures rights to Klitschko-Pulev bout

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group said on August 6 that it has secured the rights to show the IBF boxing title

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Europe 

Romanian reformist launches presidential bid

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania’s former justice minister Monica Macovei, now an MEP, officially launched on August 5 her independent campaign for the presidential

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Europe 

Sweeping changes to Greek media landscape

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Media

Greek journalists called a 24-hour strike Tuesday morning protesting a draft law affecting media and advertising companies. An amendment was

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