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Month: March 2016

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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Europe 

Exit polls give PM’s party a victory in Slovak election

March 6, 2016 VOANews Slovakia

Exit polls in Slovakia gave Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer party a win in Saturday’s parliamentary election, with a large

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Europe 

Refugees ask, ‘Why don’t the Europeans want us?’

March 6, 2016March 6, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis

As the sun rose over northern Greece Saturday and the damp mist slid away, refugees, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, lit

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Europe 

Slovaks decide on new parliament

March 5, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Together 5992 polling stations opened across Slovakia at 7am on March 5 for the one-day vote. Polls will close at

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Leisure 

Film review: Hail Caesar!

March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 The Prague Post

The Coen brothers have had a long history of making popular cult films that are both aesthetically pleasing and character

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria steps up security at strategic sites around the country

March 4, 2016March 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Armed security forces were deployed around various strategic sites in Bulgaria on March 4 as the country stepped up security

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Europe 

European Commission awards 3.5M euro emergency funding to Greece for reception facilities for migrants and refugees

March 4, 2016March 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The European Commission said on March 4 2016 that it has awarded 3.5 million euro in emergency funding to Greece.

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