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Day: June 18, 2015

Leisure 

Film review: Big Game

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

In Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s Big Game, Samuel L. Jackson stars as the Most Powerful Man in the World, but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria fines Lukoil 100 000 leva for petrol spill

June 18, 2015June 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry said on June 18 that it was fining oil company Lukoil 100 000 leva, or about 51

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialists secure support for Constitutional Court challenge on Cabinet’s 8B euro debt plan

June 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s opposition socialists plan to file a formal challenge against the Cabinet’s three-year eight-billion euro borrowing plan at the Constitutional

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Bulgaria 

Borissov most liked politician, but approval of his government slips slightly – poll

June 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov remains the country’s most-liked politician, with a 33 per cent approval rating, but approval of

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Bulgaria 

EC takes Bulgaria to court over poor air quality

June 18, 2015June 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on June 17 that it has referred Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice, saying that

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment, depopulation, poor infrastructure main concerns ahead of Bulgaria’s local elections

June 18, 2015June 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A lack of job opportunities, depopulation of the regions outside the cities and poor infrastructure are the foremost concerns in

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Bulgaria 

Turkey to donate 100 000 vaccines to Bulgaria

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Turkey is to donate 100 000 vaccines to Bulgaria to enable the country to fulfil its child immunisation calendar to

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Europe 

EU agrees to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine

June 18, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

European Union governments have reached preliminary agreement to extend sanctions against Russia for six months for its role in the

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Europe 

Low expectations of Greek deal at Eurogroup meeting

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

The Eurogroup is set to convene in Luxembourg today. However, the Greek crisis isn’t expected to be discussed at length

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