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Month: February 2015

Bulgaria Leisure 

Monty Python’s Terry Jones coming to 2015 Sofia International Film Festival

February 16, 2015February 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Terry Jones of Monty Python fame is coming to the Sofia International Film Festival, a return to the annual event

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Bulgaria Europe 

Bulgaria backs Ukraine’s pro-EU course – Foreign Minister

February 16, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria supported Ukraine’s course for closer ties with the European Union and stood ready to help authorities in Kyiv with

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria dropped year-on-year to 10.6% in Q4 2014 – statistics institute

February 16, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 10.6 per cent, down 2.4 percentage points on the fourth

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Europe 

Heavy armour withdrawal in Ukraine set to begin Monday

February 16, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

Withdrawal of heavy armour from the frontlines in Ukraine is set to begin on Monday February 16 under terms of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians’ fears about refugees and terrorists are growing – Eurobarometer

February 16, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Fifty-one per cent of Bulgarians have a positive image of the European Union, with even more believing that the EU

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Europe 

European Jewish Congress: Europe must move from defence to offence and prevent future attacks

February 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor has urged European authorities to go on the offensive against radical Islamists if they

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Europe 

Thousands rally in Athens on eve of EU debt talks

February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

At least 15 000 Greeks rallied on Sunday February 15 outside parliament in Athens to protest against austerity measures they

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government pledges new Veliko Turnovo – Rousse motorway by 2020

February 15, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rousse, Veliko Turnovo

The Bulgarian government has confirmed its commitment to building a new highway between Rousse on the Danube and the city

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Europe 

Israel calls for mass Jewish immigration after Denmark attack

February 15, 2015 VOANews

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for “massive” Jewish immigration to Israel in the wake of the shooting at a

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