Turkey demands EU meet commitment to visa-free travel
Just days after the announcement of a European Union-Turkey refugee deal, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the bloc, saying it
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Day: March 23, 2016
IS bombmaker for Paris attacks is confirmed killed in Brussels
Intelligence officials said Wednesday that a 25-year-old Islamic State bombmaker who was involved in the Paris attacks in November was
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Bulgarian parliamentary committee on Russian, Turkish interference in politics shuts down
Bulgarian MPs voted to shut down the ad hoc parliamentary committee set up to examine allegations of interference by Turkey
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Sofia City Court sentences Ataka leader Siderov to 100 hours community service for hooliganism
Sofia City Court sentenced Ataka party leader Volen Siderov on March 23 2016 to 100 hours community service after he
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Italian appeals court sentences Bulgarian drug trafficker in retrial
An appeals court in Milan has ruled to uphold the 20-year sentence against Evelin “Brendo” Banev following a retrial, Bulgarian
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Sofia Airport cancels two Belgium flights
Sofia Airport said on March 23 that the two flights linking Sofia and Brussels scheduled for the day had been
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Interior Ministry chief: No specific threat to Bulgaria
Bulgaria reacted to information about the March 22 terrorist attack in Brussels by immediately taking several actions, including stepping up
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Athens concerned EU-Turkey refugee deal will not be honoured
Less than a week after the EU-Turkey agreement on dealing with the refugee crisis, the Greek government appears concerned that the
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Jewish community in Brussels cancels Purim events after terrorist attacks
The Jewish community of Brussels had prepared two major events for this week on the occasion of the Purim holiday
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