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Bulgaria honours memory of victims of communism

February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Vice President Margarita Popova was among those attending a ceremony on February 1 2013 in honour of the memory of

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EU ended 2012 with 10.7% unemployment – Eurostat

February 1, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The 27-member European Union ended 2012 with 10.7 per cent unemployment in December, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office

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Bulgaria responds to ‘flood of migration to UK’ hysteria

February 1, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian leaders have responded to the hysteria being whipped up in some British publications and by the UKIP about a

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Armenian presidential candidate shot

February 1, 2013 VOANews

Armenian police say a gunman has shot and wounded one of the country’s eight presidential candidates. Authorities say Paruir Airikian

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Bulgaria’s Public Works Minister asks prosecutors to act against building permits at Coral beach

February 1, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgarian Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova has asked prosecutors to intervene to ensure the revocation of all

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Bulgarian President awards highest honours to seven people

February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Rossen Pleveneliev has awarded seven people with the country’s medal for courage, for actions undertaken to save others’

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Bulgarian traffic police to check for valid road use stickers on vehicles

February 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

From February 1 2013, Bulgarian traffic police are to conduct large-scale checks that vehicles have road use stickers, known as

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Countdown to the election of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s new Patriarch

January 31, 2013February 1, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

On February 15 2013, two weeks from today, the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church will begin the two-day

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Storming the castle: Miloš Zeman’s victory exacerbates Czech Republic’s political flux

January 31, 2013January 31, 2013 Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post

With cries of “Long live Zeman” ringing out around a packed conference room at the Top Hotel Praha Jan. 26,

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