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Eavesdropping on the Bulgarian mind

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

A week into the official election campaigning period, Boiko Borissov’s GERB either has a lead of a few per cent

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Spring in the Balkans?

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

If the Balkans have a crowd symbol, it is the traditional circular dance; the symbolism has been especially apt in

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Europe News 

Former head of Secret Services arrested in Skopje on suspicion of financial crimes

April 18, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Macedonian police have arrested this morning in the capital, Skopje, the former head of the Secret Services, Slobodan Bogoevsky. The

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s SJC elects new Plovdiv Regional Court chief

April 18, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) appointed Vesselin Hadjiev as head of the Plovdiv Regional Court, filling the vacancy created after

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Bulgaria News 

Plovdiv budgets 500 000 leva to help fix houses in Old Town at risk of collapse

April 18, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv municipality has budgeted 500 000 leva for repairs to houses owned by the municipality in the Old Town, of

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News World 

IMF: Stimulus efforts still needed, but could cause problems

April 18, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews IMF

The International Monetary Fund says efforts to stimulate the economy with ultra-low interest rates and huge purchases of bonds are

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News World 

Conflicting reports on possible arrest in deadly Boston bombings

April 17, 2013 VOANews

There are conflicting reports about whether authorities have arrested a suspect in Monday’s deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. Investigators

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian prosecutors subpoena former MP in vote-buying investigation

April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian prosecutors have subpoenaed Emil Dimitrov, an MP for Boiko Borissov’s party GERB in the previous legislature, as part of

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Bulgaria News 

Dossier Commission announces first round of credit millionaires linked to State Security

April 17, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, the body charged with identifying and announcing the identities of people in certain categories who worked for

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