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Conspiracy theorists have field day with attack on Bulgaria’s Dogan

January 20, 2013January 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Ahmed Dogan’s valedictory speech as leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms instantly became international news when a man

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Azarov: Ukraine steaming ahead with diversification of gas sources

January 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post energy

Ukraine is making a lot of progress in its attempt to diversify gas supplies to avoid paying extortionate prices to

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Hungarian government tries to placate Jews

January 20, 2013 The Budapest Times

A state secretary from the Justice Ministry has met Jewish groups who had expressed disappointment over the failure of the

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Bulgaria News 

Meet Mestan, Dogan’s nominee to become leader of Bulgaria’s MRF

January 19, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Lyutvi Mestan, the nominee put forward by outgoing leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Ahmed Dogan to

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Shock and dismay as Bulgaria’s Dogan attacked – reactions

January 19, 2013 Alex Bivol

The attack on Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria’s predominantly ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, during a

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Dogan and the MRF: End of an era?

January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Ahmed Dogan, whose planned headline-making announcement on January 19 2013 that he was to step down as leader of the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan attacked during party conference – updated

January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 Alex Bivol

Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, was assaulted on January 19 as he was

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Culture Minister to sue ultra-nationalist party leader Siderov for calling him a Turkish spy

January 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov said that he would sue ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov for slander after Siderov,

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Bulgaria Europe News Perspectives 

Bulgaria slides one spot in new European Catch-Up Index

January 18, 2013May 22, 2013 Marin Lessenski, EuPI

Six years after its accession into the EU, Bulgaria continues to substantially lag behind in the process of catching-up with

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