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Tensions over LGBT Belgrade Pride parade expose rifts in Serbia’s civil rights approach

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 Harriet Salem for The Prague Post

As the government hesitates to permit a gay rights parade in Serbia’s capital, the surrounding controversy sheds light on the

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Serbia bans gay pride parade

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 VOANews

Serbian authorities have canceled Saturday’s gay pride parade in Belgrade for security reasons. The Interior Ministry Wednesday said the risk

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International Guitar Festival 2012 in Plovdiv from October 11 to 13

October 4, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The International Guitar Festival in Plovdiv 2012 is being held from October 11 to 13 at the Drama Theatre in

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s new judicial council holds first meeting

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s newly-elected Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) held its first official meeting on October 3, electing the council representative and a

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Bulgaria News 

Belene drama: Bulgarian Parliament sets up committee to probe feasibility of nuclear project

October 3, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, nuclear

With Bulgaria now seemingly about three months away from a referendum on whether to go ahead with the controversial Belene

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Bulgaria News 

US ambassador Ries meets Bulgaria’s interior, foreign ministers

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Newly-accredited United States ambassador to Bulgaria Marcie Ries held meetings on October 3 with the country’s interior and foreign ministers.

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Georgian elections ‘important step in democratic processes’, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry says

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The parliamentary elections that were held on October 1 2012 in Georgia are an important step in the consolidation of

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EU, Russia and US positive on Georgian elections: Updated

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union has congratulated Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream coalition on its victory in Georgia’s October 1 2012 parliamentary elections.

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August 2012 m/m retail trade growth flat in Bulgaria

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The volume of retail trade remained unchanged in Bulgaria from July 2012 to August, according to first-estimate figures released on

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