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Month: January 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors seize Vassilev’s artworks from Corporate Commercial Bank

January 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgarian prosecutors have confiscated close to 300 paintings, including valuable works by some of the country’s most prominent artists, from

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Bulgaria 

More than 600 illegal migrants to be returned to Bulgaria from other EU countries

January 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria has confirmed that 684 illegal migrants will be returned to it from other European Union countries, adding that claims

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Business 

Euro falls to nine-year low

January 5, 2015 Selah Hennessy of VOANews euro zone

The value of the euro dropped to a nine-year low against the dollar on Monday, as fears over the stability

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Leisure 

What’s On: Elizabeth Pitcairn of ‘Red Violin’ fame at Bulgaria Hall on January 30

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Celebrated US violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn, of “Red Violin” fame, will perform along with the Classic FM Orchestra conducted by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s defence, interior ministries at odds over border control

January 5, 2015January 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s ministers of defence and interior disagree on how to secure the country’s borders in the face of an expected

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Bulgaria 

Court orders extradition of terrorism suspects from Bulgaria to Spain

January 5, 2015January 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The district court in the Bulgarian town of Haskovo has ordered the extradition to Spain of three men allegedly involved

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Business 

Bulgaria begins collecting income tax for 2014

January 5, 2015January 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

On the first working day of 2015, Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) is already accepting income tax filings for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet ministers meet in response to migration pressure

January 5, 2015January 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

A group of Bulgarian cabinet ministers was to meet on January 5 to discuss how to improve border security and

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Leisure 

Film review: The Interview

January 5, 2015 The Prague Post

Many people don’t know this, but when Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, was a young man, he attended

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