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Analysis: Petar Stoyanov and the political blues

November 23, 2012November 23, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

At what may be officially if ironically termed a courtesy call on then-president Petar Stoyanov when Ivan Kostov was leaving

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12/12/12 weddings: Bulgarian couples name the triple date (but others prefer the December 21 end of the world)

November 23, 2012November 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Couples in Bulgarian cities and towns have booked weddings on December 12 2012, the last “triple date” for 100 years,

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Bulgaria News World 

In one of deadliest years for journalists, UN underlines need to defend press freedom

November 23, 2012November 23, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

United Nations officials highlighted on November 22 2012 the need to defend freedom of expression and ensure the safety of

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Bulgaria News 

Teenagers arrested after bomb hoax calls to Sofia schools – but calls continue

November 23, 2012November 23, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia have arrested 12 teenagers after a spate of hoax bomb threats that in

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Russia opposes Nato Patriot missiles on Turkey’s Syria border

November 22, 2012 VOANews

Russia has warned against NATO’s possible deployment of Patriot missiles near Turkey’s border with Syria. Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich

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Bulgaria News 

Large turnout in Bulgarian capital for protest against full smoking ban in restaurants and bars

November 22, 2012November 22, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

There was a large turnout on November 22 2012 for a protest outside Parliament in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia

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EU leaders brace for bitter budget battle

November 22, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

European Union leaders prepared Thursday for a summit on a proposed budget that has divided the 27-nation bloc already facing

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgaria welcomes Israel – Hamas ceasefire

November 22, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria welcomes with relief the ceasefire announced on November 21, aimed at achieving a sustainable end to the violence between

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Business Europe News 

Greece could still get South Stream branch – report

November 22, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, South Stream

Russian state-owned gas firm Gazprom has not abandoned plans to build a branch of the South Stream gas pipeline passing

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