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Day: July 16, 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria not keen on contributing bridge financing for Greece – Deputy PM

July 16, 2015July 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Bulgaria could join Britain and other EU countries outside the euro zone opposing the use of their funds to provide

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Leisure 

Film review: Magic Mike XXL

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Magic Mike XXL, the follow-up to Steven Soderbergh’s surprise hit from 2012, may as well have been subtitled, “Bigger, Longer

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Bulgaria 

Controversy over Bulgarian central bank deputy governor nominations

July 16, 2015July 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Several parties in Bulgaria’s National Assembly have criticised on July 16 the nominations for deputy governors of the Bulgarian National

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Bulgaria 

Two nominees for Bulgaria’s Ombudsman post

July 16, 2015July 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Two candidates have been nominated for the post of Ombudsman of Bulgaria, with a new term of office beginning in

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Bulgaria 

Swedish tourist dies after falling from hotel balcony in Bulgaria

July 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A 19-year-old Swedish tourist died after falling 11 storeys from the balcony of a hotel room in Bulgaria’s popular Black

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian state lottery jackpot hits 6.75M leva

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

An estimated 6.75 million leva, or about 3.45 million euro, will be up for grabs in one of the jackpots

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Europe 

Greek parliament OKs austerity plan

July 16, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

The Greek parliament approved a package of tough reforms demanded by the country’s creditors in return for a bailout. The

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