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Day: March 18, 2016

Europe 

EU, Turkey, reach provisional migrant deal

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey reached a provisional deal Friday to curb the unprecedented influx of migrants into Europe. EU

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Bulgaria 

Europe migrant crisis: Bulgaria, Macedonia hold joint exercise at border

March 18, 2016March 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia

Border Police and military personnel from Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia began on March 18 a joint exercise aimed

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Europe 

EU, Turkey approve migration deal

March 18, 2016March 21, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey have reached a landmark deal to ease the EU’s ongoing refugee crisis. The accord is

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has detained 1124 migrants and refugees since the start of 2016 – IOM

March 18, 2016March 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

From the start of 2016 to March 16, Bulgarian authorities apprehended a total of 1124 migrants and refugees entering the

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev leaves open the question of whether he will stand in 2016 presidential elections

March 18, 2016March 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, in a speech to Parliament on March 18, left open the question of whether he will

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Bulgaria 

Judicial reform is central to everything, Bulgarian President Plevneliev tells Parliament

March 18, 2016March 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev

Judicial reform is central to everything, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev told the National Assembly in a special

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Bulgaria 

Investors in Plovdiv tobacco warehouse project: ‘Our actions guided by law’

March 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The investors in the controversial project in Plovdiv that has seen a historic tobacco warehouse, meant to be protected as

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Europe 

EU migrant deal with Turkey in sight at Brussels summit

March 18, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Gathered for a make-or-break summit on clinching a migrant deal with Turkey, EU leaders have agreed their position. The bloc

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Europe 

EU agrees on deal for sending migrants to Turkey

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to send thousands of migrants from Syria and elsewhere to Turkey, in

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