Mediterranean migrant and refugee arrivals top 90 000 in 2016 so far – IOM
International Organization for Migration (IOM) monitors in the eastern Mediterranean said this week that cold weather contributed to a sharp
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Day: February 19, 2016
Bulgarian Parliament sets up committee to probe Russian, Turkish interference in domestic politics
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on February 19 2016 to accept a proposal to set up a
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Bulgarian Parliament calls for EU penalty proceedings against Greece over border blockade
Bulgaria’s National Assembly unanimously adopted a declaration on February 19 2016 condemning the Greek blockade of the two countries’ border
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Historic building burns down in Plovdiv’s former Jewish quarter
A building that formerly housed a public baths in what used to be Plovdiv’s Jewish quarter, Orta Mezar, was destroyed
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Poli Genova to be Bulgaria’s contestant at Eurovision 2016
Poli Genova will be Bulgaria’s contestant at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, representing her country for a second time after
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Eurovision Song Contest changes voting rules
From this year, Eurovision votes cast by professional juries in each country and viewers will be announced separately. Organisers hope
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects motion of no confidence over government’s health care policy
The first vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s current government, over health care policy, passed away peacefully
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Border blockade: All checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece closed to vehicles
The double border blockade crisis at the Bulgarian-Greek frontier deepened on February 19 as all checkpoints between the two countries
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Walesa denies allegations of communist agent past
Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance found out that some of the documents collected at the house of a former communist
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