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Month: July 2015

Leisure 

Film review: Woman in gold

July 3, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

A new film about the struggle for the restitution of one of Austria’s most famous works of art to a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors file new ‘radical Islam’ lawsuit

July 2, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on July 2 that it has filed a lawsuit against 14 people, who were charged with

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Business 

Bulgaria competition regulator fines telecom carrier Mobiltel 362 000 leva

July 2, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 2 that it has fined telecom carrier Mobiltel 362 000

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Europe 

Finance minister: If Greece approves bailout, I’ll quit

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said he will resign his post if Greek voters approve Sunday’s referendum on bailout terms

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Europe 

Greek PM attacks creditors; tells people to vote no in referendum

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras attacked Greece’s European partners, accusing them

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Leisure 

What’s On: US artist Brian Dailey’s Bulgaria in Democracy exhibition in Plovdiv opens on July 7

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

On the 25th anniversary of democracy in Bulgaria, United States artist Brian Dailey embarked on a photographic journey of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet mandates Defence Minister to negotiate purchase of jet fighters

July 1, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said on July 1 2015 that the cabinet had given him a mandate to negotiate

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Sport 

Dimitrov wins serving duel against Johnson, into Wimbledon third round

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov faced a stern test from big-serving American Steve Johnson but won in straight sets 7-6 (10-8), 6-2,

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Bulgaria 

Ukrainians, Moldovans and Macedonians top charts in getting Bulgarian citizenship

July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 808 people in 2013, with people from Ukraine accounting for the largest number, going by figures

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