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Day: April 19, 2016

Bulgaria 

International consortium to begin drilling for oil, gas off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

April 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

The international consortium led by French energy conglomerate Total will begin drilling for oil and gas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev: ‘The next big idea could be born anywhere in Bulgaria’

April 19, 2016April 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria today is the centre of an actively developing innovation ecosystem and is a leader in a region with a

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Europe 

EU provides 83M euro to improve conditions for refugees in Greece

April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The European Commission (EC) announced on April 19 a sum of 83 million euro under the new Emergency Assistance Instrument,

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Europe 

More than half of migrants in Europe are women – IOM

April 19, 2016April 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Women make up the majority of international migrants in Europe, 52.4 per cent, according to the International Organization for Migration’s

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Sofia History Museum exhibits latest archaeological discoveries

April 19, 2016April 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

The second annual exhibition of archaeological discoveries in the Bulgarian capital city in the past year is being held at

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Europe 

Macedonia protests against Ivanov enter second week

April 19, 2016April 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Several thousand people turned out in Skopje and other cities in Macedonia on the night of April 18 in protest

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Europe 

Greek port refugees face uncertainty as tourist season approaches

April 19, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

It has provided some respite amid the political storm that surrounds refugees, but as thousands face the prospect of being

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Europe 

Polish, Danish PM discuss Baltic Pipe gas pipeline project

April 19, 2016 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

The Polish government is satisfied with the pace of work on a strategic natural gas pipeline project Baltic Pipe linking

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Europe 

Slovak PM Fico to stay in hospital until end of week

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico will stay hospitalised in the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NÚSCH) until the end of

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