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Month: January 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM says Erdogan and Davutoglu tried to pressure him to back ousted MRF leader Mestan

January 4, 2016January 7, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said in a January 4 2016 television interview that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and

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Europe 

Sweden imposes border controls to stop migrant influx

January 4, 2016January 29, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

Travelers passing from Denmark into Sweden will have to show photo identification starting Monday. The move by Sweden is an

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Europe 

Ukraine-EU free trade agreement goes into force

January 4, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine has rung in the new year with a move that has at once deepened ties with the European Union

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Europe 

Senior managers of Polish public television resign over new public media law

January 4, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Media, Poland

Five directors at Poland’s public broadcaster TVP have filed their resignations in reference to the recent adoption of new media

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Europe 

Pending Polish media law draws criticism

January 4, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Media, Poland

Pending changes to the media law that has passed the lower house in Poland’s parliament on December 30 has been

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Bulgaria 

Year in Review: Bulgaria’s 15 newsmakers of 2015

January 1, 2016January 7, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, judiciary, Nato, Volen Siderov

In Bulgaria in 2015, some made the news and some had the news thrust upon them. Apart from those who

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World 

Sparring continues over Turkish troops in Northern Iraq

January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

The diplomatic dispute over Turkey’s deployment of soldiers and tanks to Iraq continues to deepen, with Baghdad accusing Ankara of

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Europe 

Nearly 4000 migrants died crossing Mediterranean in 2015

January 1, 2016January 29, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

For migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, 2015 was the deadliest year on record, according to

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World 

Crowds view New Year’s fireworks as Dubai hotel burns

January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 VOANews

A fire that broke out Thursday at a luxury hotel in Dubai was still raging a few hours after midnight,

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