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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv hosting three-day ‘Ancient Festival’ from May 17

May 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second city, is hosting an “Ancient Festival” from May 17 to 19, with events depicting people’s everyday life

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British weeks in Bulgaria start on May 26

May 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

British Weeks in Bulgaria is a series of events, organised by the British embassy in Sofia with various partnering organisations.

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Bulgaria Business News 

British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce reports on AGM

May 12, 2013May 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Four new board members were elected at the first annual general meeting of the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce (BBCC)

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Parties close campaigns

May 10, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

A reflection of the uncertainty about the outcome of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election on May 12 was in Boiko Borissov’s breakfast

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Alcohol sales banned in Bulgaria on Election Day

May 10, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Bulgaria’s election laws ban the sale of alcoholic beverages on election days, but since the details of the bans are

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Further foreign energy companies pull out of Polish shale gas venture

May 10, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Talisman Energy Inc. of Canada and US energy company Marathon Oil said they were of pulling out of exploration for

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Promises and platforms

May 10, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

Let us not make this an exhaustive exploration of all the platforms and promises of all the parties in the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Profiles of parties and players

May 10, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

Thirty-eight parties and seven coalitions are competing in Bulgaria’s national parliamentary elections on May 12 2013, but of this total

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: The numbers

May 10, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

These are some of the key numbers in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections. The electorate: 6 868 455

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