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Plovdiv’s revamped Boris Christoff House of Culture to open on April 26

April 22, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv’s Boris Christoff House of Culture is to open officially on April 26 with a grand-scale concert, following a revamp

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Tourists to get first glimpses of St Sofia underground museum ‘by June’

April 22, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The first phase of the underground museum at St Sofia church, featuring a necropolis dating from the fourth century CE

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Bulgaria News 

Kidnapped daughter of Bulgarian money-laundering convict returned

April 22, 2013April 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The 10-year-old daughter of Evelin “Brendo” Banev had been returned to her mother on April 21 2013, 47 days after

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Strike to prevent nearly all Lufthansa flights in Europe on April 22

April 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Lufthansa Group’s flight operations will be considerably restricted on April 22 2013 as a result of the planned warning strike by

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Bulgaria News 

Concerns about deterioration of media environment in Bulgaria, US state dept says

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Concerns persisted about deterioration of the media environment in Bulgaria because of corporate and political pressure that, combined with the

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Europe News 

UN chief Ban welcomes ‘landmark’ agreement between Serbia and Kosovo negotiators

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Serbia

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a “landmark” agreement between leaders of Serbia and Kosovo in the context of

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IMF chief: Global financial threat easing

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Mil Arcega of VOANews IMF

Despite an uneven recovery between advanced and developing economies, the heads of both the World Bank and the International Monetary

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Europe News 

Polish treasury minister dismissed over Gazprom memorandum

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

PM Donald Tusk Friday dismissed Treasury Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski, after miscommunication over recent memorandum of understanding over the potential Yamal

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Europe News 

Steep jump in taxi fares in Budapest

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times 0 Comments Hungary

“Wanna split a cab?” could become a more popular end-of-evening question when new regulations stipulating minimum fares come into force

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