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Day: June 5, 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.9% economic growth in Q1 2015

June 5, 2015June 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian schools checked for cheating produce reduced results

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Schools in the Bulgarian towns of Kurdzhali, Ihtiman and Ardino that were subjected to special checks by inspectors this year

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Europe 

Romanian PM Ponta faces criminal charges in corruption case

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s anti-corruption prosecution office DNA said on June 5 that it was asking parliament to approve a request to pursue

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Bulgaria 

Allegations fly in rows over financial issues at Bulgarian orchestra, opera and theatres

June 5, 2015June 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra is caught up in a row over a former conductor’s allegations of corruption, leading to denials and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament cancels sitting because of lack of quorum

June 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A June 5 sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly that had been due to discuss amendments to health insurance and forestry

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Business 

Bulgarian national charged by SEC for stock market fraud in US

June 5, 2015June 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian national identified as Nedko Nedev has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US stock

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has political will to reform judiciary, PM tells European Commissioner

June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, judiciary

Bulgaria’s judicial reform strategy had been approved by a wide majority in Parliament, proving political will to achieve sustainable change

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Europe 

Greece to miss 300M euro IMF loan repayment on June 5

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece will not make a payment of 300 million euro to the International Monetary Fund on June 5, but instead

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Europe 

Prosecutors demand jail for Macedonian opposition leader Zaev on corruption charges

June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Prosecutors in Macedonia have demanded jail sentence for the leader of the Macedonian opposition, Zoran Zaev, on charges of bribery and

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