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Month: September 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2014/15 school year starts on September 15

September 14, 2014September 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 63 966 first-graders will start school in Bulgaria on September 15 2014, slightly fewer than at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc launches election campaign without electing leader

September 14, 2014September 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc, a group of five parties, launched its parliamentary election campaign on September 14 – but without

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Bulgaria 

Turkish president Erdogan holds talks with leader of Bulgaria’s ‘Turkish’ party

September 14, 2014September 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Ankara with Lyutvi Mestan, leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms

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Europe 

Romania registers the most significant drop in number of employees in EU 28

September 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The employment rate in Romania has decreased by 3.1 per cent over the second trimester of 2014 (April-June) compared to

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Europe 

Hungary’s municipal elections: Fidesz stranglehold likely to ease

September 14, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

The municipal elections across Hungary on October 12 are unlikely to see national conservative governing party Fidesz repeat its landslide

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Business 

Netflix sets sights on Europe

September 14, 2014 VOANews

Netflix, the U.S. video-streaming giant, is set to launch the second phase of its European expansion plan next week in

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Europe 

Ukraine repels rebel attack on Donetsk airport

September 14, 2014September 14, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s military said Saturday it has successfully defended the government-held airport in Donetsk from an attack by pro-Russian rebels. Plumes

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Europe 

Bulgarians among group bust by Spain for stealing high-performance vehicles

September 14, 2014September 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Spain’s Guardia Civil, working with Europol, have dismantled an organised criminal group responsible for the theft of high performance vehicles,

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv toasts European Capital of Culture 2019 success at 500m table

September 13, 2014September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Varna

Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, named by an international jury as their recommendation for European Capital of Culture 2019, toasted its

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