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Day: January 6, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator to probe private provider Overgas

January 6, 2016January 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission said on January 6 that it would check the “execution of licence duties and

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Bulgaria 

Mitov: Bulgarian – Turkish relations cannot depend on a political crisis in a party

January 6, 2016January 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Ahmed Dogan, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Turkey cannot depend on a political crisis in one or another party or the actions

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Europe 

New Russian strategy document calls NATO a ‘threat’

January 6, 2016 VOANews Nato, Russia

On December 31, President Vladimir Putin signed off on a new national security strategy for Russia that unequivocally identifies NATO

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Europe 

Czech prime minister’s e-mails hacked

January 6, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

About 80 e-mails were stolen from Czech Republic Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka’s account, according to server Lidovky.cz. The messages were posted

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Europe 

Gruevski to step down as PM before January 15, political crisis continues

January 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, will leave office before January 15 and the current government will be chaired by

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Europe 

36 migrants killed in two boat disasters off Turkey

January 6, 2016January 29, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Authorities Tuesday recovered the bodies of at least 36 migrants, including several children, who drowned off Turkey after their boats

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