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Two of Bulgaria’s parliamentary party leaders fined for violating campaign funding rules – National Audit Office

March 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Two political parties and a coalition received funding from “unclear” sources during Bulgaria’s 2013 national parliamentary election campaign, the National

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria still committed to South Stream – minister

March 13, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev said on March 13 that Sofia remained steadfast in its commitment to the

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Bulgaria 

Town mayor joins group going to Crimea ‘to protect Bulgarian interests’

March 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The mayor of Topolovgrad in south-eastern Bulgaria is joining volunteers heading to Ukraine ahead of the March 16 Crimea referendum

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to be received by Queen during official visit to UK

March 12, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev will pay a three-day official visit to the UK from March 17 to 19 2014, the

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Bulgaria 

Siderov: ‘The media have found me guilty’

March 12, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Arriving at the Sofia City Investigative Service offices on March 12 where he was to be formally charged with hooliganism

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Bulgaria 

Banker Vassilev complains to Prosecutor-General about anti-government Protest Network allegations

March 11, 2014March 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Tsvetan Vassilev, head of the supervisory board of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), has lodged a formal complaint with Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President seeks closer ties with Qatar

March 11, 2014March 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has once again reiterated Sofia’s interest in buying gas from Qatar, but bemoaned the lack of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria will not recognise the results of the referendum in Crimea – foreign minister

March 11, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will not recognise the results of the March 16 2014 referendum in Crimea, foreign minister Kristian Vigenin said after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian initiative group files electoral rules referendum petition

March 10, 2014March 14, 2014 Alex Bivol Rossen Plevneliev

The initiative committee set up last month to gather signatures for a referendum on electoral rules in Bulgaria delivered its

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