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EVN asks Bulgarian regulator for electricity price formula review

March 19, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Austrian utility EVN, whose Bulgarian subsidiary provides electricity distribution services to the south and southeast of the country, said on

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Road deaths in Bulgaria down as EU achieves record decrease

March 19, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Road fatalities across the European Union decreased by nine per cent in 2012, with Bulgaria reporting an eight per cent

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s caretaker PM repeats commitment to free elections

March 18, 2013July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov re-iterated his Cabinet’s commitment to ensure free elections after meeting with the leader of

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s FIBank makes sole bid for smaller rival – report

March 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s First Investment Bank (FIBank) made the only binding bid to buy smaller local lender MKB Unionbank, Bulgarian newspaper Kapital

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Bulgaria Europe News 

World Jewish Congress urges Greece to act against ‘new Nazis’ Golden Dawn

March 18, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

World Jewish Congress leaders sent a strong message of solidarity to the Jewish community of Greece as they gathered in

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s protests descend into bathos

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

They are the force that brought down a government and precipitated early elections; the force that captivated the international media

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s May 2013 elections: Predictable unpredictability

March 17, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

Going by recent polls, it is an open question whether the results of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Flood risk warnings for Danube, parts of Balkans, after central Europe harsh weather

March 16, 2013March 16, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The level of the Danube river at Bulgaria’s city of Vidin is expected to exceed the flood risk boundary on

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Despite setbacks, EU leaders upbeat on economic turnaround

March 16, 2013May 27, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews euro zone

Despite rising protests against austerity, European leaders agreed in Brussels that tough measures to turn around the region’s economy are

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