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Month: March 2015

Business 

Bulgaria revenue agency impounds Vivacom shares

March 31, 2015April 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) has impounded all the shares in telecom operator Vivacom in a filing recorded by the

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Bulgaria 

13 Bulgarian customs officers arrested in smuggling ring bust

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Thirteen Bulgarian customs officials and three border police officers were arrested as part of an anti-smuggling operation, Bulgarian Interior Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet mulls raising retirement age to 65

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet plans to raise the retirement age in the country to 65, according to a proposal presented by Deputy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to fight corruption with new state body – Deputy PM

March 31, 2015April 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kouneva said that the Cabinet will set up a new body to fight corruption, as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test siren system in 11 cities on April 1 2015

March 31, 2015April 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

The early warning siren system will be tested in Sofia and 10 other cities on April 1 2015 at 1pm,

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Sport 

Dimitrov makes another early exit in Miami

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov lost in straight sets to big-serving American John Isner in the third round of the Miami Masters

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Europe 

Greek government expects proposed reforms to bring 3.27B euro in revenue

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek government expects to collect 3.27 billion euro in revenue from the list of reforms that it has sent

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Europe 

Turkish president warns Iran about trying to dominate Middle East

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s president warned it will not tolerate Iran dominating the Middle East, amid growing concerns inside the country that it

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Business 

Bulgaria competition watchdog to probe proposed Vivacom deal

March 30, 2015April 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) said on March 30 that it has asked several local companies, including telecom

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