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Movement for Rights and Freedoms won half of Bulgarian votes abroad

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

If it was up to Bulgarians who voted outside the country on May 12 2013, the Movement for Rights and

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Deadline for removal of election posters

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

May 15 is the deadline for parties to take down election posters and billboards, and parties that fail to do

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Safety nets shielded Europe’s poorest from crisis

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

New figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that social welfare programs shielded some of the poorest

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Bosnia and Herzegovina lags in progress to regional integration, Security Council told

May 15, 2013May 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina are still falling short of the expectations of their citizens and the international community,

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Eurovision 2013: First semi-final contestants through to finals

May 14, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

After the first semi-final in Eurovision 2013, on May 14, the countries that will go through to the finals in

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Hungary: Massive VAT fraud over Slovak border

May 14, 2013May 22, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times Hungary, Slovakia

The number of lorries entering Hungary from Slovakia has fallen by 25 per cent during the three months since customs

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Interpol meeting in Budapest to steer European collaborative strategy against transnational crime

May 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Senior law enforcement officials from throughout Europe are gathering in Budapest for the 42nd Interpol European Regional Conference in order

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OECD sees mostly improving global economy

May 14, 2013May 15, 2013 VOANews

A new report is pointing toward improving economic fortunes throughout much of the world. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and

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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Notes from the aftermath

May 14, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

From The Sofia Globe’s post-election notebook, May 14, two days after Bulgaria’s national parliamentary elections: * The Bulgarian Socialist Party

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