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Solemn masses will be served simultaneously in Sofia and Paris on Tuesday to commemorate the memory of John-Dimitry Panitza, a prominent Bulgarian journalist, philanthropist, patriot and public figure, who passed away Friday at the age of 80.
In the Bulgarian capital Sofia the mass will be served in August 2 at 3.30 pm at Saint Sofia church.
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Brazilian company to spend $1.9bn by 2015 to increase its participation of the domestic market to 12 per cent from 5 per cent currently
The Bulgarian subsidiary of LukOil, which pays some 20% of all the taxes collected in Bulgaria, has been revealed to be a sponsor of the Socialist Party here in a diplomatic cable of the US embassy in Sofia, sent right before the general elections in 2005.
“Critics of the BSP assert that the current moderate leadership of the party is simply a front for hard-liners and former members of the Communist-era security services,” writes the then US Ambassador James Pardew.
Former Ambassador Pardew cites polls, according to which the Socialist party is likely to win the general elections in the summer of 2005 – which is exactly what happened – and warns that Russia’s influence in the Bulgarian economy is is likely to grow.
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Diplomatic cables of the US embassy in Sofia, dated 04/29/2005, has been revealed on WikiLeaks and provided to the project for investigative journalism www.bivol.bg, bringing out new details about the country’s Socialist Party and its sponsors.
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Bulgaria has been handed a tricky test in the World Cup draw as it will face four-time champions Italy, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Armenia and Malta.
“It’s an extremely difficult group,” former German international star and current Bulgarian team coach Lothar Matthaeus commented a day after the draw for the 2014 World Cup was made in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
“I am glad that we will play against strong teams like that of Italy, which is obvious the favorite in the group, “said Matthaeus.
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