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Month: February 2016

Bulgaria 

Double blockades at Greek – Bulgarian border crossings continue

February 18, 2016February 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgarian lorry drivers were set to continue their blockade of Bulgarian – Greek border crossings on February 18, a move

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Europe 

Polish official urges Nato to deploy troops to deter Russia

February 18, 2016 VOANews Nato, Poland, Russia

Poland’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged NATO to get over its reluctance to deploy troops along its eastern flank, to

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Europe 

Kosovo opposition demands government resignation, snap elections

February 18, 2016 VOANews Kosovo

Thousands of Kosovo opposition supporters protested peacefully on the eighth anniversary of the country’s independence Wednesday, shouting anti-government slogans and

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Europe 

Documents renew allegations of Walesa’s past as communist agent

February 18, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), a body tasked with investigating Nazi and communist-era crimes, said it is probing documents alleging

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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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