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Month: April 2015

Bulgaria 

Borissov, Hollande discuss energy issues, fight against terrorism

April 15, 2015April 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov briefed French president Francois Hollande on Bulgaria’s energy ambitions while the two leaders also discussed

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Europe 

Aid group: 400 migrants die in Mediterranean shipwreck

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 VOANews

A children’s aid group said Tuesday that about 400 migrants had died in a shipwreck while trying to cross the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Croatian presidents back EU prospects of Western Balkans

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Rossen Plevneliev

European and Euro-Atlantic integration in South Eastern Europe open up possibilities for deepening the comprehensive partnership between Bulgaria and Croatia,

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Sport 

Dimitrov opens clay season with tough Verdasco win

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov started his clay-court season by grinding a three-set win against Fernando Verdasco of Spain (6-4, 4-6, 6-4)

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors put controversial judge on wanted list

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on April 14 that it put Roumyana Chenalova, the judge at the centre of a controversy

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Leisure 

Dawkins, Foster among guest lecturers at 2015 Sofia Science Festival

April 14, 2015May 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

World-renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and British neuroscientist Russell Foster are among the guest lecturers appearing at the 2015 Sofia

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Business 

Bulgarian exports up but trade balance remains negative

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to European Union and non-EU countries amounted to 6.8 billion leva (about 3.47 billion euro) in January and

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Bulgaria 

Prices of agricultural land in Bulgaria rose in 2014 – statistics institute

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The average price of 1000 square metres of agricultural land in Bulgaria was 684 leva (about 350 euro) in 2014,

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Europe 

Greece denies it is preparing for default as EU says time is running out

April 14, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

As the Greek government resumed talks with its lenders following the Easter holiday period, the European Commission openly urged the

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