35 migrants drown off Turkish coast
At least 35 migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea on Monday trying to reach Greece from Turkey. Turkey’s coast guard
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Day: February 8, 2016
Lukoil sells filling stations in Poland, Central Europe
Russia’s privately-owned fuel giant Lukoil agreed to sell more than 230 filling stations located in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to
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Investors give startup $3.8 million to develop pet-monitoring device
Petcube Camera, a device developed by a new Ukrainian startup that allows pet owners to monitor and even play with
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EU Commissioner Georgieva drops out of unofficial race to be Bulgaria’s nominee for UN chief
Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, European Commission vice-president for the EU budget and human resources, appears to have dropped out of the
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Bulgarian TV showman presents petition to Parliament calling for referendum on reforms
A petition purported to have more than 670 000 signatures calling for a national referendum on six questions related to
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Bulgaria reports increased exports to other EU countries, but trade balance still negative
Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries were 8.3 per cent higher in January to November 2015 than in January
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Plovdiv closes schools for rest of week to counter spread of flu
Plovdiv mayor Ivan Totev has announced that schools in Bulgaria’s second-largest city will be closed from February 9 2016 until
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Long queues of lorries as Greek farmers again blockade Bulgarian border checkpoint
A 12km queue of lorries formed at the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint at the border between Bulgaria and Greece on February 8
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