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Polish Sejm to debate constructive no confidence motion in Tusk’s government

March 6, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

A motion to hold a constructive vote of no-confidence in the Donald Tusk government was tabled on February 11 by

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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 VOANews

Socialist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58 following a long battle with cancer. Chavez once

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Bulgarian utilities regulator approves lower electricity prices

March 5, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on March 5 that it approved the proposed electricity price cuts

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Bulgarians slightly better than EU average in expectations for a healthy life

March 5, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgarians, especially women, match or better the European Union average expectation for a healthy life, according to EU statistics released

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Earliest date for caretaker government is March 13, Bulgarian President says

March 5, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

The earliest date on which a caretaker government may be formed, Parliament prorogued and the outgoing cabinet dismissed is March

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Europe News 

Moldovan cabinet falls as ruling coalition succumbs to infighting

March 5, 2013May 27, 2013 Alex Bivol Moldova

The government of Moldovan prime minister Vlad Filat fell to a motion of no confidence in parliament on March 5,

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Bulgarian Cabinet declares March 6 day of national mourning over protester who died after self-immolation

March 5, 2013March 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s outgoing cabinet declared that March 6 2013 would be a day of national mourning for Plamen Goranov, the protester

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Way open for caretaker administration after Bulgaria’s MRF declines mandate to form government

March 5, 2013March 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the third-largest party in the current Parliament, on March 5 2013 declined – as

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Bulgaria’s protesters in profile

March 5, 2013March 5, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The “informal leaders” of Bulgaria’s nationwide protests are a motley lot with diverse backgrounds, including Russophiles, self-proclaimed consumer rights activists,

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