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Bulgaria’s May 2013 elections: New poll shows GERB leading with 24.1%

April 24, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

A new public opinion poll ahead of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections has become the fourth in a

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European Commission wants to stamp out rubber-stamping to authenticate documents

April 24, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

That sound so familiar to the expatriate, the ker-chunk of a rubber stamp, will cease to be ubiquitous if the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian socialist leader Stanishev testifies on wiretapping allegations

April 24, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sergei Stanishev

Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev was to be questioned by prosecutors on April 24 about allegations he submitted of

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Raykov’s reassurances for Bulgaria’s retail chains

April 24, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Against a background of alleged cartel agreements, Competition Protection Commission queries on whether retail chains have resolved their issues with

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MEPs hand Ashton’s European External Action Service a ‘must do better’ report card

April 23, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European External Action Service (EEAS) – designed as the foreign policy arm of the EU, with Catherine Ashton as

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian prosecutors indict four in eavesdropping investigation

April 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Four current and former employees of the operative and technical information specialised directorate of the Interior Ministry have been formally

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Deal on new EU mortgage rules, with stricter creditworthiness checks

April 23, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

New European Union rules intended to benefit mortgage holders and consumers across Europe – and to avoid irresponsible lending and

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Bulgaria News 

Prosecutors question Bulgaria’s former interior minister Tsvetanov for five hours

April 23, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Sofia city prosecutors questioned Bulgaria’s former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov for close to five hours on April 23 in connection

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Bulgarian border police detain Syrian family, latest of more than 80 illegal immigrants this year

April 23, 2013April 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian border police have detained a Syrian family, of two adults and two young boys, near the Bulgarian – Turkish

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