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Day: September 29, 2015

Bulgaria 

Migration crisis, good neighbourliness on agenda as foreign ministers from Sofia and Skopje meet

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held talks with his counterpart from Skopje, Nikola Poposki, in New York on September 29,

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Business 

Uber notifies European Commission about Bulgarian Consumer Protection Commission decision

September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) fines of two companies offering the UberX service in Bulgaria – penalties now upheld by

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Europe 

Europe’s migrant crisis: More than 520 000 arrivals in Europe by sea in 2015 so far – IOM

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on September 29 that it estimates that about 522 000 migrants and refugees

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Constitutional Court rejects application against contracts with banks on foreign debt issue

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application by a group of members of Parliament for the annulment of the contracts

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Business 

Bulgaria chooses Shell for gas exploration in Black Sea Silistar area

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Multinational company Shell has been chosen by Bulgaria to examine the availability of natural gas in the deep waters of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria licences new regional radio that will broadcast partly in Turkish

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has issued a licence for public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio to

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Business 

Business sentiment in Bulgaria slides in September

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

A monthly poll among business managers in Bulgaria showed a slide in optimism in September 2015, mainly because of more

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Business 

Taxi drivers blocked centre of Bratislava in protest against Uber

September 29, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Several dozen taxi drivers drove through the centre of Bratislava on Monday afternoon to express their discontent with the activities of

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Europe 

Croatian town Vukovar’s war history evokes empathy for migrants

September 29, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Croatia

As thousands of migrants from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria pass through Croatia, locals are reminded of their own experience with

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