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Day: November 20, 2015

Business 

Bulgarian telecom carrier Vivacom sold – reports

November 20, 2015November 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian telecom firm Vivacom, one of the country’s three major carriers, was sold at an auction, with businessman Spas Roussev

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Europe 

EU to step up controls at external borders, revise Schengen rules to do so

November 20, 2015November 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

At a special meeting on responses to the Paris terrorist attacks, European Union interior and justice ministers have agreed that

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Europe 

Hundreds of refugees remain isolated in Macedonia following the Serb blockade

November 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Serbia

Hundreds of refugees from African and Asian countries have gathered in refugee camps in Tabanoc, near the Serbian border. This

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Bulgaria 

Sofia police announce security measures for Junior Eurovision 2015

November 20, 2015November 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia have announced security measures around the Junior Eurovision 2015 song contest being hosted in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns of delays as Romania tightens border controls

November 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

People crossing at border checkpoints with Romania should expect delays after Bucharest ordered tightened border controls, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said

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Leisure 

Exhibition ‘The People beside the Animals in Sofia Zoo’ opens on November 22

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition entitled “The People beside the Animals in Sofia Zoo” opens on November 22, featuring photographs by Marcel Fens

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a pair of silver handcuffs on a white background
Europe 

Greek jihadist arrested in Turkey

November 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

A 40-year-old Greek Muslim from Thrace was arrested by the Turkish authorities and deported to Greece, where he was delivered

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Europe 

Bosnia probing terrorism link in killing of two soldiers

November 20, 2015 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

The state prosecutor’s office in Bosnia said that it is investigating the killing of two Bosnian soldiers in Sarajevo as

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Europe 

Cross-border terrorism puts Europe’s passport-free travel in doubt

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

The fallout from the Islamic State group’s terror attacks in Paris has put the future of Europe’s passport-free travel area,

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