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Day: April 29, 2015

Bulgaria 

Two Sofia top cops resign after raid on TV7

April 29, 2015April 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Two senior Sofia police officers, the chief of the sixth district and the deputy head of the Sofia directorate of

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Europe 

European Parliament: Alcoholic drinks should state calorie content

April 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

Plans for labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be tabled by the European Commission at the latest in

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Europe 

Taking candy from Poroshenko, Russia tightens squeeze on Ukraine’s president

April 29, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Acting on a Moscow district court ruling, Russian authorities seized $39 million worth of property belonging to Ukrainian president Petro

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Bulgaria 

World Bank: Bulgaria’s health system could do more while cutting out-of-pocket spending

April 29, 2015May 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian health care system could achieve much higher value-for-money while reducing out-of-pocket spending, according to World Bank experts. The

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Europe 

Counterfeit goods produced in the EU on the rise

April 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Although most counterfeit products in circulation in Europe are manufactured outside the EU – and evade detection at the EU’s

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Europe 

Putin’s bikers’ ride through Slovakia provokes concerns

April 29, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Russia, Slovakia

The Night Wolves, a reportedly ultra-nationalist motorcycle club with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, are planning to make an

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Bulgaria 

Debt collectors, removal firm and police raid Bulgaria’s TV7, News7 to seize equipment

April 29, 2015April 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Media

Bulgaria’s TV7 and News 7 channels were raided on April 29 by debt collectors and removal firm staff accompanied by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to join project on boosting capacity to manage migration in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq

April 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s cabinet is to ask Parliament to ratify an agreement on a project intended to strengthen capacity to manage migration

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to seek 7M leva in assets from former deputy Parliament Speaker

April 29, 2015April 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s asset forfeiture commission will seek to recoup in court more than seven million leva worth of assets from the

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