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Day: October 24, 2014

Bulgaria 

GERB heads for minority government with no clarity on talks with BSP

October 24, 2014October 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

With just a weekend before Bulgaria’s newly-elected National Assembly holds its first formal sitting, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB – holder

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Sport 

Uefa hands zero points to Serbia, Albania after abandoned match

October 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Serbia

Football’s governing body in Europe, Uefa, decided that neither team will receive any points following the abandoned Euro 2016 qualifying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria detains 107 in nationwide operation against illegal migrants

October 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has detained 107 people found without identification during a nationwide police operation against illegal migrants, the Interior Ministry said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security spent 3.6M leva on 84 cars, including Jag XJ for chief – reports

October 24, 2014October 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) spent more than 3.6 million leva (about 1.84 million euro) on 84 cars

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sees series of busts for corruption

October 24, 2014October 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The arrests of a mayor and municipal officials, motor vehicle administration management and an environmental inspectorate chief in various places

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Europe 

Kosovo FM makes first-ever official visit to Serbia

October 24, 2014 VOANews Kosovo, Serbia

Kosovo’s foreign minister, Enver Hoxhaj, has made what he calls a historic first-ever official visit to Serbia for European Union-sponsored

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Europe 

Emissions, economy, Ebola on EU agenda

October 24, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews energy

European Union leaders hope to agree on tough cuts for carbon emissions during a two-day summit that ends Friday. The

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Leisure 

What’s on: Sofia Independent Film Festival 2014 opens October 24

October 24, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Independent Film Festival, now in its fifth year, has carved a niche for itself as one of the rare

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Bulgaria 

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 26 2014

October 24, 2014October 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 26 2014, going back an hour to 3am. Bulgaria

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