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Month: June 2015

Business 

Increase in tax evasion by real estate agencies and brokers, Bulgaria’s revenue agency says

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

There has been an increase in tip-offs by customers of real estate businesses in recent months about irregularities, Bulgaria’s National

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Bulgaria 

Controversy surrounds new statue of Tsar Samuil in Sofia

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

Surrounded by controversy, a four-metre-high statue of 10th century Bulgarian ruler Tsar Samuil was to be unveiled in central Sofia

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Europe 

Greece’s creditors await alternative proposals from Athens

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Greece

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker accused Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday of distorting proposals by Greece’s creditors for

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Business 

CEE banking sector more profitable than in Western Europe – UniCredit

June 8, 2015 The Slovak Spectator

Banks in the central and eastern European (CEE) region are still more profitable than those in western Europe, a study

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Business 

Last foreign player pulls out of Polish shale gas

June 8, 2015 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

US energy company ConocoPhillips has said it is stopping exploration for shale gas in Poland amid unsatisfactory results, the last

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Europe World 

Turkey voters rebuke Erdogan bid for more power

June 7, 2015June 7, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s ruling party lost its absolute majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, a stunning defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s

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Europe World 

The Kurds thwart Erdogan’s plans

June 7, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The Kurds have achieved what the traditional parties of Turkey failed to do for the past 13 years, that is

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Bulgaria 

American injured in grenade accident at Bulgarian weapons site still in critical condition

June 7, 2015June 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The 38-year-old US citizen severely injured in a blast at a military weapons test site near Anevo village in Bulgaria,

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Leisure 

What’s On: Varna Summer International Music Festival, from June 20 to August 20

June 7, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

The 2015 Varna Summer International Music Festival, a showcase for opera, symphony concerts, chamber and choral music, is on in

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