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Day: February 17, 2016

Europe 

Erdogan continues effort to hold on to power in Turkey

February 17, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aspiration to change Turkey’s parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the

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Europe 

Ukraine’s government faces fresh problems, at home, abroad

February 17, 2016 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s government faced fresh challenges at home and abroad Wednesday, when a major political party withdrew from the governing coalition

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World 

Blast rocks Turkey’s capital, at least 28 killed

February 17, 2016February 19, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Turkish officials say at least 28 people have been killed and 61 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet cancels identification documents tender

February 17, 2016February 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government decided on February 17 to cancel a tender, called last month and estimated to be worth 484 million

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Bulgaria 

Proposal for Bulgarian Parliament to probe claims of Russian and Turkish interference in domestic politics

February 17, 2016February 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan, Lyutvi Mestan, Russia, Turkey

MPs from several political parties have signed a petition by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) calling for the

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Bulgaria 

US ambassador-designate to Bulgaria Rubin outlines priorities in video greeting

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

US ambassador-designate in Sofia, Eric Rubin, outlined his priorities in office in a video posted by the US embassy in

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2015 was 1.58B euro

February 17, 2016February 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2015 stood at 1.58 billion euro, the equivalent of 3.5 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Thousands say final farewell to Bulgarian football great Trifon Ivanov

February 17, 2016February 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Several thousand mourners attended the memorial service on February 17 2016 for Trifon Ivanov, the Bulgarian football great who was

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Europe 

Eight years of independence, celebrations and protests in Kosovo

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

Kosovo celebrates on February 17 2016 its eighth anniversary of Independence, amid celebrations by the majority and protests by the opposition.

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