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Day: November 27, 2015

Business 

Bulgarian government decrees four extra long weekends in 2016

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian government has decreed four additional days off in 2016 to create four long weekends around scheduled public holidays

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Bulgaria 

Migrant flow into Bulgaria ‘practically stopped’ – Interior Minister

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Syrian refugees

The migration flow into Bulgaria has practically stopped in recent weeks, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said during Question Time in

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Europe 

Migrant arrivals in Europe in 2015 approach 900 000 mark

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovenia, Syrian refugees

The number of migrants, including refugees, that have arrived in Europe by land and sea since the beginning of 2015

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament ratifies deal with Poland on repair of MiG-29 fighter jets

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland, Russia

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 27 to approve an agreement with Poland for that country to repair and maintain

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Business 

Business climate in Bulgaria slid slightly in November 2015 – NSI

November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

A monthly poll of the business climate in Bulgaria saw a slight decrease, by 0.5 percentage points, in November 2015

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Europe 

Refugees try to force their way into Macedonia

November 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The situation with refugees on the southern border of Macedonia continues to be tense. Hundreds of refugees from Pakistan, Iran,

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Bulgaria 

Two Plovdiv taxi company bosses arrested over tax evasion

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Two managers of taxi companies in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv were taken into 72-hour custody after an investigation by the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, China agree on joint economic projects on Silk Road

November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

A memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria and China was signed by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and his counterpart Wang

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria to compete in 2016 Eurovision song contest in Stockholm after two-year absence

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will take part in Eurovision 2016, after a two-year absence from the song contest, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television

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