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Day: April 28, 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov rejects calls for cabinet changes

April 28, 2015April 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on April 28 that no changes to his cabinet were required, a comment coming a

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Bulgaria 

Head of Bulgaria’s Border Police demoted – reports

April 28, 2015April 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The head of Bulgaria’s Border Police, Milen Penev, has been demoted, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio said on April 28.

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Europe 

Poroshenko: Full-blown ‘war’ possible as situation in Ukraine’s east deteriorates

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Full-scale war can flare up instantly, Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko warned at the International Support for Ukraine conference in Kyiv

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Bulgaria 

National Audit Office to probe membership fee income of Siderov’s Ataka

April 28, 2015April 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s National Audit Office is to investigate the income declared to be from membership fees of Volen Siderov’s ultra-nationalist minority

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria fires 25 customs officers

April 28, 2015April 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

A total of 25 Bulgarian Customs Agency employees at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey are being fired, with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Red Cross launches Nepal earthquake appeal

April 28, 2015April 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Red Cross has launched a fundraising campaign to assist people hard-hit by the earthquake in Nepal, which as

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Europe 

Tsipras does not rule out referendum on possible deal with creditors

April 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek government is at a difficult point of the negotiations with its lenders but it has nothing to hide

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People 

British expat in Bulgaria releases free album to celebrate 50th birthday

April 28, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

British singer/songwriter and author, Jonathan Taylor, who lives in the village of Krushevo, near Sevlievo, is to celebrate his 50th

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