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Month: December 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria says detailed plan of Serbia gas interconnector ready

December 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Serbia

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry said on December 28 that it has completed the first stage of preparations to build the gas

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Europe 

Nord Stream-2 denounced as economic threat to Ukraine

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

It’s a multibillion-euro natural gas project, publicly backed by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Germany’s second-most powerful leader, deputy chancellor

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Europe 

EU critical of proposed Israeli law on NGOs

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 VOANews

The European Union is strongly protesting a newly-proposed Israeli law that would require non-profit groups to disclose foreign sources of

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Europe 

Athens attracts German criticism over economy, refugee crisis

December 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

A fresh war of words broke out between German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and the Greek government a few days

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Europe 

Serbia arrests 80 in anti-corruption sweep

December 26, 2015December 27, 2015 VOANews Serbia

Serbia has arrested 80 former and current top officials, most of them belonging to opposition political parties, on corruption charges,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s MRF central council dismisses Mestan as leader and member of party

December 24, 2015January 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan, Lyutvi Mestan

A special meeting of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms on December 24 fired Lyutvi Mestan as leader of the

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Leisure 

Concerts in Bulgaria: What’s On from January to June 2016

December 24, 2015June 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Big names such as Queen and Adam Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Brian May and Kerry Ellis, and Foreigner are among those

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Europe 

Croatian president names little-known businessman as new prime minister

December 24, 2015January 4, 2016 VOANews Croatia

Croatia’s President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has named a little-known pharmaceutical executive as the country’s next prime minister, more than a month

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Europe 

Georgian PM Garibashvili resigns, gives no reason

December 24, 2015January 4, 2016 VOANews Georgia

Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned Wednesday without giving any reason. “I took the decision to leave my post,” he

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