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Month: April 2015

Europe 

Italian ships pick up another 1500 migrants at sea

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 VOANews

Italian navy and coast guard ships have picked up about 1500 migrants at sea in just  24 hours. Authorities said

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court schedules CCB insolvency hearing for April 15

April 3, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia City Court will hold the first hearing in the insolvency case against Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) on April 15,

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Business 

Westinghouse, Bulgaria to continue talks on nuclear deal

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, nuclear

US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric has said that it would continue discussions with Bulgaria on the proposed new nuclear reactor

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Business 

Bulgaria to seek EU assistance after milk quotas scrapped

April 3, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria would seek aid from the European Union to protect dairy producers after the bloc scrapped milk production quotas on

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Europe 

Pressure mounting on Greece to reach agreement with creditors

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Greece’s government told its creditors it will run out of money on April 9, Reuters news agency has reported, claiming

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Europe 

UN watchdog accuses Russia of violating civil, political rights

April 3, 2015November 19, 2022 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Russia

The United Nations Human Rights Committee is accusing Russia of violating the civil and political rights of people within its

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court dismisses shareholders appeal against CCB licence loss

April 2, 2015April 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

A five-judge panel of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) dismissed on April 2 the appeal lodged by several shareholders in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliament appoints new utilities regulator chief

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian MPs elected Ivan Ivanov as the new head of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) on April 2,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament elects new judiciary inspector

April 2, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s lawmakers elected judge Teodora Tochkova as the new chief judiciary inspector on April 2, filling in one of the

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