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Day: November 18, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes 2014 Budget revision at first reading

November 18, 2014November 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s lawmakers passed the proposed 2014 Budget revision on November 18, following nearly seven hours of debate. The vote passed

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Bulgaria 

Bodies of four refugees found near Bulgarian-Serbian border

November 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The bodies of four refugees were found on November 18 near the village of Kiryaevo in the Vidin area of

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Bulgaria 

Audit office figures: Borissov’s GERB top spender among parties in parliamentary election campaign

November 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB spent more than 2.8 million leva on its campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections

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Bulgaria 

Close to a quarter of those granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2012 were Russian – Eurostat

November 18, 2014November 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 1700 people in 2012, about 23.4 per cent of them Russians, according to figures released on

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World 

Bulgaria condemns fatal attack on Jerusalem synagogue

November 18, 2014November 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the attack on a synagogue and religious school in Jerusalem that left four Israelis

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Europe 

Romanian foreign minister Melescanu resigns after voting abroad outcry

November 18, 2014November 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s foreign minister Teodor Melescanu resigned on November 18, only eight days after his appointment, following the large outcry over

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Bulgaria 

Prime Minister: Bulgarian pensioners will get Christmas bonuses this year

November 18, 2014November 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian pensioners who get pensions of up to 286 leva (about 146 euro) a month will be paid bonuses of

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People 

Cedar Foundation pub quiz on November 20

November 18, 2014November 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The Cedar Foundation is organising another pub quiz to be held on November 20 at JJ Murphy’s pub in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian nationalist Patriotic Front threatens to withdraw support for cabinet over ‘Turkish agent’ deputy minister

November 18, 2014November 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front is considering withdrawing its support for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s cabinet because of the appointment

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