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Day: January 29, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria awaits name of new education minister amid political melodrama

January 29, 2016February 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Protracted political negotiations among the Reformist Bloc were proceeding on January 29 on a nominee to become the new education

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Muslim leader Chief Mufti vows new court action after Cassation Court decision on properties

January 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

The saga of court claims by the office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, to be handed

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Europe 

In Sofia, Hungarian PM Orbán slams EU on migration, ‘double standards’ on Bulgaria and Schengen

January 29, 2016February 4, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Hungary, Schengen

During a visit to Sofia, Hungarian prime minister Victor Orbán has sharply critised European Union policies on dealing with the

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Europe 

Migrants and refugees have crossed the Med to Europe at a rate of 2000 a day so far in 2016 – IOM

January 29, 2016February 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on January 29 that it estimates that 55 528 migrants and refugees crossed

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR says it is alarmed at plight of refugees and migrants at Bulgaria borders

January 29, 2016February 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Serbia

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said that it was extremely alarmed at reports of two dead bodies being

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