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Ukraine to top agenda as Nato’s Rasmussen visits Bulgaria

April 10, 2014April 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kristian Vigenin, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The visit to Bulgaria on April 10 and 11 2014 by Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be about

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Bulgaria 

Hundreds join ‘300’ anti-government protest

April 10, 2014April 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Several hundred people joined an anti-government protest in Sofia on April 9 2014 marking 300 days since the start of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President vetoes Audit Office amendments bill

April 9, 2014April 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on April 9 that he vetoed the amendments to the law regulating the activity of

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Bulgaria 

Deadline expires for parties, coalition to register for Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections

April 9, 2014April 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s major political parties and coalitions, as well as those who fancy their fighting chances of winning seats, all made

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Bulgaria 

Sofia City Prosecutor lays charges against Ataka leader Siderov over Varna flight incident

April 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s office said on April 9 2014 that it had submitted to the Sofia City Council formal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s war of words over ‘paid protest’ allegations

April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

For months, opposing sides in Bulgaria’s continuing political high dramas have traded allegations about illicit payments to fuel protests –

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Bulgaria 

Anti-government ‘300’ protest planned for Sofia on April 9

April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

They may be shouting “resignation!” rather than “this is madness”, but Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters have picked a 300 theme for

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Bulgarian President, Duke of Kent attend World War 1 commemoration at Sofia Cemetery

April 8, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, attended an April 8 2014 First World War Centenary Commemoration

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Neofit holds talks with Turkish ambassador in Sofia

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Issues including the property of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Turkey, problems linked to the flow of Syrian refugees and

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