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Day: May 26, 2015

Sport 

Dimitrov’s clay season ends with early French Open exit

May 26, 2015May 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov became the highest-ranked player in the men’s draw to be knocked out in the first round of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria would-be central bank governor nominee meets MPs

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The race to succeed Ivan Iskrov as governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has started early, with one putative

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Business 

Russian exec says Chevron could help revive Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline – report

May 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

US oil firm Chevron has shown interest in reviving the proposed Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, reports in Russian media said on

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Bulgaria 

EC approves Bulgaria’s 2.9B euro rural development programme

May 26, 2015May 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission on May 26 formally adopted Bulgaria’s Rural Development Programme which outlines the country’s priorities for using 2.9

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Bulgaria 

Planned talks between Bulgarians and Roma in Garmen fail to take place

May 26, 2015May 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Planned talks between rival camps of Bulgarians and Roma in the municipality of Garmen, scene of ethnic clashes a few

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Bulgaria 

Fired head of food safety agency to sue fast food chain owner for defamation

May 26, 2015May 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Plamen Mollov, dismissed as head of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency on May 22 in connection with alleged corruption at

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Sport 

Dimitrov out to avoid another French Open upset

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov opens his French Open campaign on May 26 against American Jack Sock in the final match of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: ‘Explicit and visible’ commitment by EU needed for territorial integrity of Macedonia

May 26, 2015May 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Macedonia

An explicit and visible commitment by the European Union is needed to ensure the preservation of the territorial integrity of

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Europe 

Greece fires default warning but rules out capital controls

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

According to Greek government officials, progress was noted in technical talks at Brussels Group level over the weekend ahead of

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