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Bulgarian Parliament makes appointments to Constitutional Court, asset forfeiture commission

February 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 22 to appoint Grozdan Iliev to the Constitutional Court, as well as fill the three

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev to meet leaders of parliamentary groups for talks on future government, elections

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev was scheduled to hold a meeting with leaders of all parliamentary groups at 2pm on February

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church heads for high noon in election of new Patriarch

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

If all goes according to plan, at 11.45am on February 24, the bells of Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral will

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UN chief in talks with Greek foreign minister

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Greece’s foreign minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, discussed prospects for a settlement in Cyprus, as well

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Two arrested at Russian cathedral marking Pussy Riot stunt

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 VOANews

Two women trying to mark the one-year anniversary of the Pussy Riot performance at a Moscow cathedral have been detained

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Fitch upgrades Poland’s outlook to positive

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Poland’s Long-Term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to Positive from

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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Sofia city hall bans parking around Parliament, cathedral

February 22, 2013February 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia city hall said on February 21 that it temporarily banned parking and extended stays by cars on two major

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Unfinished business: Bulgarian MPs forge ahead with Constitutional Court, asset forfeiture commission appointments

February 21, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol judiciary

Bulgarian Parliament’s legal affairs committee held hearings on February 21 to examine the nominations for the country’s Constitutional Court and

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev to start political consultations on new government on February 22

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

A few hours after Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 21 2013 to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s

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