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Day: May 12, 2015

Europe 

Macedonia crisis: How the neighbours have reacted

May 12, 2015May 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

From Athens to Belgrade, Pristina and Sofia to Tirana, all of Macedonia’s neighbours have had something to say about the

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Europe 

Nemtsov report ​offers darkest portrait yet of Russia’s war against Ukraine

May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russian opposition activists have released a report started by the late Boris Nemtsov detailing Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine. It

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has a plan to cover all possible risks from crisis in Macedonia – deputy PM

May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria has a plan to cover all possible risks from the crisis in Macedonia as it sees them at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria granted asylum to more than 7000 people in 2014

May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Most of the people granted protection by Bulgaria in 2014 were Syrians, according to figures released on May 12 by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government security council discusses crisis in Macedonia

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A meeting of the Bulgarian government’s national security council has been called for May 12 because of the escalation of

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Europe 

US, EU ambassadors in Skopje in joint statement on Macedonia crisis

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The ambassadors in Skopje of the United States, European Union, France, Italy, UK and Germany issued a joint statement after

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Europe 

Eurogroup welcomes progress on Greece as country makes IMF payment

May 12, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece, IMF

Greece’s finance ministry on Monday ordered the payment of a 750 million euro installment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Sport 

Dimitrov advances in Rome with win over Janowicz

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov won his first-round match against Jerzi Janowicz of Poland in the Rome Masters 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) to set

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Europe 

Mediterranean migrant crisis: EU preparing possible naval operation, UN Security Council told

May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union is preparing for a possible naval operation in the framework of the European Union Common Security and

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