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Day: March 7, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Ministry of Culture: Plovdiv tobacco warehouse targeted for demolition is a monument of culture

March 7, 2016March 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture said on March 7 2016 that a tobacco warehouse in Plovdiv’s “Tobacco Town” on which demolition

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Bulgaria 

Bansko ski zone: Meeting between government, conservationists and concession-holder produces no result

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The future of Bulgaria’s winter resort Bansko ski zone is no clearer after a three-hour meeting involving four Cabinet ministers,

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB slightly sheds support but remains by far strongest party in Bulgaria – poll

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, majority partner in the coalition government, has lost about three per cent

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Europe 

As EU and Turkish leaders meet on migrant crisis, refugee camp at Greek-Macedonian border continues to grow

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

The refugee camp at Idomeni near the border between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia was continuing to grow on

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors in Plovdiv begin investigation into demolition of historic ‘Tobacco Town’ building

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said on March 7 that it was investigating whether any crime, including possible unlawful authorisation of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors ask Parliament to lift immunity from MP in embezzlement investigation

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general Sotir Tsatsarov has filed a formal request to Parliament, asking for the House to lift the immunity of

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Bulgaria 

Approval ratings of Bulgaria’s courts, prosecution plummet – poll

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev

The approval ratings of several of Bulgaria’s institutions, including the country’s courts, prosecution office and Parliament all have plummeted in

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Bulgaria 

Outrage in Plovdiv over demolition of historic ‘Tobacco Town’ warehouse

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Indignant residents of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv formed a human chain and marched on the municipal headquarters in protest after

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Europe 

EU looks to Turkey to ease migrant crisis

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

European Union leaders meet with their Turkish counterparts Monday to discuss efforts to slow the flow of migrants traveling to

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