Greece is currently hosting 36 419 refugees and migrants
Thirteen new refugee hosting structures are being developed all over Greece. Specifically, former military camps are being revamped in Malakasa,
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Month: March 2016
Slovak president Kiska will authorise Fico to form government
Slovak president Andrej Kiska will authorise the outgoing Prime Minister – and chairman of the winning Smer party – Robert Fico
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Poland reopens investigation into Smolensk plane crash
A new commission, appointed by the Polish ministry of Defence to re-launch the inquiry into the 2010 Smolensk air crash
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Bulgarian Ministry of Culture: Plovdiv tobacco warehouse targeted for demolition is a monument of culture
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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Bansko ski zone: Meeting between government, conservationists and concession-holder produces no result
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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Borissov’s GERB slightly sheds support but remains by far strongest party in Bulgaria – poll
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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As EU and Turkish leaders meet on migrant crisis, refugee camp at Greek-Macedonian border continues to grow
The refugee camp at Idomeni near the border between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia was continuing to grow on
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Prosecutors in Plovdiv begin investigation into demolition of historic ‘Tobacco Town’ building
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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Bulgarian prosecutors ask Parliament to lift immunity from MP in embezzlement investigation
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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