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Day: January 25, 2016

Perspectives 

Opinion: Greece – a lost year

January 25, 2016 Spiros Moskovou of Deutsche Welle Greece

After his surprisingly clear election victory, the people’s tribune Alexis Tsipras formed a new government in record time with the

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Europe 

Balkan migrants fear deportation as Germany tightens asylum laws

January 25, 2016January 29, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe migrant crisis, Kosovo

Germany is tightening its migration laws in response to the huge numbers of refugees arriving on its borders, with several

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Europe 

European youth turn against immigration

January 25, 2016January 29, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia

Opinions of young Europeans appear to be hardening toward immigration.  Ask them about their lives and talk quickly turns to

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Bulgaria 

EuropoI: IS planning large-scale attacks in Europe

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 VOANews

Islamic State group and other militants are likely to carry out large scale attacks in Europe following last year’s attacks

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Europe 

Europol launches European Counter Terrorism Centre

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

European police agency Europol launched the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) at a January 25 2016 informal meeting of EU

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Bulgaria 

Foreign chambers of commerce in Bulgaria in call to state leaders on judicial reform

January 25, 2016January 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Ten business associations representing foreign investors in Bulgaria have issued an open letter to Bulgaria’s state leaders on January 25

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s current and former presidents call for expanding of direct democracy

January 25, 2016January 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015, Georgi Purvanov, Rossen Plevneliev

Rossen Plevneliev and two of his predecessors as Bulgaria’s President have described the October 2015 national referendum as a success

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Bulgaria 

Borissov and GERB leave Bulgaria guessing over presidential candidate

January 25, 2016January 26, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian Prime Minister and centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov is keeping the country guessing over who his party’s candidate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian technical inspectors check ski lifts after child falls several metres

January 25, 2016January 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance has begun check-ups of ski lifts after a child fell more than four

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