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Day: December 15, 2015

Europe 

Romania bans indoor smoking

December 15, 2015December 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, smoking

Romania has just ceased being a paradise for smokers. The permissive legislation that allowed smoking in many public spaces was

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Bulgaria 

Reformist Bloc remains part of Bulgarian government, Kanev’s DSB in opposition

December 15, 2015December 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

A December 15 summit of leaders of the parties making up the centre-right Reformist Bloc decided that the bloc will

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court acquits former minister following five-year-long trial

December 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia City Court ruled on December 15 to acquit former cabinet minister Emilia Maslarova on charges of embezzlement, while five

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Business 

Bulgaria anti-trust regulator approves sale of Hilton, Radisson owner

December 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has approved the sale of the Liechtenstein-based company that owns the Hilton and

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: Thanks to Turkey, there is no migration pressure on Bulgaria’s border

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

The migration pressure on Bulgaria’s border is gone thanks to Turkey’s hard work, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria’s Pamporovo resort to open 2015/16 ski season on December 19

December 15, 2015December 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain winter resort town of Pamporovo is to open its 2015/16 ski season on December 19, according to the

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Europe 

Greece completes 1.2B euro deal for privatisation of regional airports

December 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s Syriza-ANEL coalition government completed its second privatisation with the concession of 14 regional airports on December 14 to a German –

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Europe 

Polish PM Szydlo: European Parliament head should apologise for coup remarks

December 15, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo expects an apology from the President of the European Parliament Martin Schultz for saying that

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