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Day: May 28, 2015

Perspectives 

The undesirables

May 28, 2015 Maria Lipman for the European Council on Foreign Relations Russia

This week, both houses of the Russian parliament approved legislation regarding “undesirable organisations”. According to the new norm, a prosecutor

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Europe Sport World 

Investigators will question Russia on World Cup bid

May 28, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia

Swiss authorities lobbed a grenade at Russia’s already tainted award to host the 2018 World Cup when it started criminal

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Europe 

Greece anxious about tourism this year

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 Deutsche Welle Greece

Greece was hoping to set a record in tourist numbers this summer, but the turbulent debt crisis has clouded the

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Leisure 

What’s On: 2015 ‘Opera Open’ in Plovdiv from June 19 to July 22

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv State Opera is to present “Opera Open”, a programme of five performances, from June 19 to July 22 2015

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Leisure 

What’s On: 2015 ‘Opera in the Park’ in Sofia from June 12 to July 18

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The sixth annual Opera in the Park is being held in Sofia from June 12 to July 18 2015, with

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Europe 

EC asks Bulgaria to implement bank recovery directive

May 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, European Commission

The European Commission said on May 28 that it has asked 11 EU member states, Bulgaria among them, to fully

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Sport 

US sponsors weigh support after Fifa corruption charges

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 VOANews

Sponsors are calling for football’s governing body Fifa to make changes while its regional federations debate the future of its

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria backs idea of EU sending special envoy to Macedonia

May 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria supports the idea of the European Union sending a special envoy to Macedonia to resolve the political crisis in

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Business 

Increased optimism about Bulgarian business climate in May, for fifth straight month – NSI

May 28, 2015May 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Opinions among executives in Bulgaria about the country’s business climate improved in May 2015, the fifth consecutive month of increased

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