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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: When mudslinging sticks

May 8, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

One big issue ahead of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 parliamentary elections is whether the eavesdropping controversy will have an impact

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Employers and landlords to be burdened by UK immigration step against EU migrants

May 8, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Details are still awaited, but from what said in the British parliament on May 8, it is clear that employers

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: On the campaign trail with puppets, priests and pop songs

May 7, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

Though the quality of political campaign advertising in Bulgaria has improved, albeit from a low base, the May 12 2013

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Into the home straight

May 6, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

Bulgaria’s political parties entered the home straight on May 6, with four days left to campaign ahead of the May

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Prayers and politics as Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

May 3, 2013May 3, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

With about a week to go to Bulgaria’s May 12 parliamentary elections, even Easter could not quite escape a dash

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Europe News 

Budapest symbolic choice for World Jewish Congress assembly to discuss anti-Semitism in Europe

May 3, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Hungary

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) 14th general assembly is being held in Budapest from May 5 to 7, a choice

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Bulgaria News 

The long, long history of Bulgaria and the Jews

April 28, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

While Bulgaria’s premier place in Jewish history is in the prevention of the deportation of about 48 000 Bulgarian Jews

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Bulgarian media, consolidated

April 25, 2013August 6, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

It was a strange if not unhappy coincidence that in the very week that the US state department expressed concern

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Eavesdropping on the Bulgarian mind

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

A week into the official election campaigning period, Boiko Borissov’s GERB either has a lead of a few per cent

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