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Day: February 22, 2016

Europe 

Tsipras, farmers meeting ends without agreement

February 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Following a marathon meeting lasting more than five hours, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and farmers emerged without agreement on Monday

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Bulgaria 

Probe into assassination threat against Bulgarian PM Borissov

February 22, 2016February 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s security services are investigating after a threat to assassinate Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov was received at the Cabinet

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Bulgaria 

Protesting Greek farmers again shut Kulata border checkpoint to lorries headed to Bulgaria

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint was shut to lorries headed to Bulgaria from shortly before 4pm on February 22, Bulgaria’s Interior

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government fires head of State Agency for Refugees

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria’s cabinet dismissed Nikola Kazakov as head of the State Agency for Refugees on February 22 2016, the government media

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria assigns bodyguards to Peevski over ‘assassination plot’

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

National Protection Service bodyguards have been assigned to Delyan Peevski, Interior Ministry chief secretary Georgi Kostov said on February 22

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: Cyprus can contribute to energy diversification in South Eastern Europe

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, energy, Rossen Plevneliev

Cyprus can contribute to the energy diversification of South Eastern Europe, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said in Sofia on February

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Bulgaria 

Situation at Bulgarian – Greek border crossings normalises – but problems expected at Danube Bridge at Rousse

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Romania

Vehicle traffic was proceeding normally through all border crossings between Bulgaria and Greece on February 22 after blockades by protesters

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Europe 

Greek PM to talk with protesting farmers as election talks build up

February 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Following a series of meetings with the relevant ministers over the weekend, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will present a set

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Europe 

Documents on Walesa’s alleged communist collaboration to be published on February 22

February 22, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) will publish the first part of documents regarding alleged cooperation of Poland’s former President

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