Bosnia arrested 11 people suspected of links with IS
Bosnian police have arrested 11 people suspected of alleged ties with Islamic State and its militants fighting in Syria and
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Day: December 22, 2015
US expands sanctions against Russia
The United States Treasury Department Tuesday imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and entities for previous sanctions evasion and other activities
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General challenges prosecution of communist crimes in Constitutional Court
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has lodged a challenge in the Constitutional Court to amendments approved by Parliament in September lifting
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Bulgarian birth rate drops 6.5% year-on-year
A total of 58 140 children were born in Bulgaria between January 1 and December 20 2015, 4037 – or
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Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe in 2015 passes million mark
Persecution, conflict and poverty have forced an unprecedented one million people to flee to Europe in 2015, according to estimates
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More than 60 000 Greek companies ’emigrated’ to Bulgaria – retail association
In a just few months since the summer, more than 60 000 Greek companies have “emigrated” to Bulgaria, according to
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Foreign ministers: Bulgaria could be gateway for Iranian natural gas to Europe
Iran can serve as a gateway for Bulgarian goods to third-country markets, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said at a meeting
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Czech parliament urges government not to implement EU labelling guidelines
The Czech parliament called on the government to ignore the EU’s labelling guidelines for Israeli products from the West Bank
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EU extends Russia sanctions for six months
The European Union has renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for six months over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis.
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