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Bulgarian President’s chief of staff resigns

April 9, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetlin Yovchev

Tsvetlin Yovchev resigned as chief of staff in Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s office on April 9 2013, saying that he

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Thracian exhibit at archaeological museum in Sofia

April 9, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The archaeological museum in Bulgarian capital city Sofia is exhibiting several pieces of weaponry and armour attributed to Thracian king

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EU launches investigation into MasterCard fees

April 9, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 9 that it opened formal anti-trust proceedings against MasterCard over concerns that some of

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Microsoft-backed lobby group complains to EC about Google

April 9, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Lobby group FairSearch said on April 9 that it has lodged a complaint with the European Commission, accusing Google of

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Slovakia wants war crimes suspect extradited from Hungary

April 9, 2013May 27, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary, Slovakia

Prosecutors in Slovakia are pressing for the extradition of Hungarian war crimes suspect László Csatáry. The 98-year-old former police commander

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Danube Bridge to re-open to freight traffic

April 9, 2013April 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Danube Bridge would re-open to heavy freight lorries at 10pm on April 9, Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency said. Earlier, the agency

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Bulgarian honours for outgoing ambassadors

April 9, 2013April 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Several outgoing ambassadors to Bulgaria received Bulgarian honours on April 8 and 9. Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev conferred the country’s

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Europe News 

Belgrade officially rejects deal with Kosovo

April 9, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

Serbian government has decided not to sign the agreement on the normalization of relations with Kosovo. The decision has been

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EU officials in Skopje for high-level dialogue

April 9, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Macedonia

European Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle was due in Skopje on April 9 2013 for a meeting with prime

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