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Day: December 10, 2015

Leisure 

Bulgaria’s Bansko resort opening 2015/16 ski season on December 12

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The opening of the 2015/16 ski season at Bulgaria’s Bansko resort will be on December 12, beginning at 10am. Festivities

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Leisure 

Film review: Krampus

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The most wonderful time of the year tends to yield some of the most sentimental films of the year, but

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Bulgaria 

Political ripples after Bulgarian Justice Minister’s resignation

December 10, 2015December 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary

Coming days will tell what Bulgarian government minority coalition partner the Reformist Bloc will decide about whether to continue supporting

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Bulgaria 

Upset over false claim Kouneva’s party is withdrawing confidence from Borissov government

December 10, 2015December 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Meglena Kouneva, leader of the Bulgaria for Citizens Movement – part of the Reformist Bloc, minority partner in the coalition

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Greece sign deal on gas interconnector pipeline

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

After years of delay, Greece and Bulgaria signed an investment decision agreement in Sofia on December 10 to build a

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Bulgaria 

US senate confirms Eric Rubin as ambassador to Bulgaria

December 10, 2015December 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States senate confirmed career diplomat Eric Seth Rubin as ambassador to Bulgaria after a hearing on December 2,

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports to Russia have dropped 25% year-on-year – NSI

December 10, 2015December 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators, Russia

Exports from Bulgaria to Russia were 25 per cent lower in January-October 2015 than in January-October 2014, while imports from

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Europe 

David Cameron in Bucharest: ‘Freedom of movement brought in too many people’

December 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The United Kingdom is a full supporter of freedom of movement within the EU, but the pressure that it puts

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Europe 

US Attorney General: EU privacy laws hinder anti-terror efforts

December 10, 2015 VOANews

Following the Paris terror attacks and last week’s shootings in San Bernardino, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is criticizing European

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