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Bulgarian socialists file Belene referendum petition

July 27, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgarian socialists have filed in Parliament on July 27 a petition, which they claimed was signed by 773 447 people,

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Bulgaria News World 

Israeli security consultant: ‘Security at Bourgas airport failed’

July 25, 2012 Alex Bivol

The security at Bourgas airport, where a terrorist attack the took the lives of five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s SJC on media offensive over sacked judges’ union chief

July 16, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) used its July 16 meeting to go on a media offensive to justify its decision

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Bulgaria News 

Sacked Bulgarian judges union chief says will appeal, as support pours in

July 13, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol judiciary

Miroslava Todorova, the chairperson of the judges union in Bulgaria, who was fired by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on

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Europe News 

Romania moves to address EU criticism of impeachment referendum

July 13, 2012 Alex Bivol

Romania’s two houses of parliament will meet on July 17 and July 18 to discuss legislative initiatives that would clarify

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia judges plan rally in support of sacked judges union chief

July 13, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol judiciary

Judges from four courts said on July 12 2012 that they planned to postpone hearings on their cases and meet

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria to ask for delay in switch to digital broadcasting

July 11, 2012 Alex Bivol

Bulgaria’s Government plans to ask the European Commission to postpone the deadline for the switch to digital broadcasting, now set

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Europe News 

Romanian court deepens impasse over presidential impeachment

July 11, 2012 Alex Bivol

Romania’s constitutional court ruled on July 10 to raise the bar for the presidential impeachment referendum, but instead of clarifying

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Bulgaria Business News 

Court settles ownership of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv fair

July 9, 2012 Alex Bivol

Bulgaria’s supreme court of cassation ruled to confirm the judgment of an appellate court that kept the Plovdiv International Fair

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