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Day: April 7, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria set to face referendum on political reforms

April 7, 2016April 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria appears set to hold a referendum on a number of political and electoral reform issues after an official check

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Europe 

Pope Francis to visit migrants on Lesbos

April 7, 2016April 10, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Pope Francis will make a short trip to the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16 to meet with refugees

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Bulgaria 

Serbian court to pronounce judgment on Bulgarian bid to extradite Vassilev

April 7, 2016April 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Serbia

The supreme court in Belgrade has said that it will pronounce judgment on the application by Bulgaria for the extradition

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Greece to boost co-operation on migrant crisis – defence, interior ministers

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Bulgaria’s ministers of the interior and of defence met their Greek counterparts on April 7, agreeing on boosting co-operation and

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Perspectives 

US ambassador: ‘America stands with you and will support the choices you have made’

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

United States ambassador to Bulgaria Eric Rubin, who presented his credentials to President Plevneliev on February 24 2016, addressed an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs step away from beach camping, parking ban

April 7, 2016April 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on April 7 2016 the first reading of a repeal of a controversial law banning camping

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Bulgaria 

Battle over Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry Act reforms

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

Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova’s latest attempt at reforming the Interior Ministry Act hit new turbulence when amendments to the

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria Air resumes Sofia – Brussels Zaventem flights

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

Bulgaria Air is resuming evening flights from Sofia Airport to Brussels Zaventem Airport as of April 7, but up to

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Europe 

Prosecutor to appeal against ICTY acquittal of Šešelj

April 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia

The long-serving prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has said that he will appeal against

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