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Day: January 20, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police ‘abuse asylum-seekers, migrants, force them back to Turkey’ – HRW

January 20, 2016January 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Serbia, Turkey

Bulgarian law enforcement officials summarily return asylum seekers and migrants to Turkey, often after stealing their belongings and subjecting them

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Bulgaria 

Construction of third metro line begins in Sofia

January 20, 2016January 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia’s municipal company Metropolitan began construction on the third metro line in the Bulgarian capital city on January 20, with

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Bulgaria 

As Gazprom scraps another contract, Bulgaria still holds out hope on South Stream

January 20, 2016January 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s government again re-iterated on January 20 its position that it has never been officially notified of the cancellation of

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Europe 

EC proposes strengthening exchange of criminal records on non-EU citizens in step against terrorism

January 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has proposed improving the exchange of criminal records of non-EU citizens in the EU by upgrading the

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Europe 

Uncertainties about Macedonia’s elections, Hahn to arrive in Skopje in February

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn is expected to visit Skopje again in mid-February, with a precise plan comprised of three

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Sport 

Dimitrov books Federer showdown at Australian Open

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Grigor Dimitrov overcame the dogged resistance of Argentine Marco Trungelliti on January 20, winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to secure his

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Europe 

Polish PM defends her government in European Parliament

January 20, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo worked to reassure members of European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday that Poland did nothing

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