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Day: April 23, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian minority party threatens to quit coalition government over election law changes

April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian socialist minority party ABC has threatened to walk out of the country’s coalition government if Electoral Code changes, including

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Perspectives 

Communism and self-esteem

April 23, 2016 Patrick Brigham

Perceived from the sitting rooms of suburban England or even from a press office in Canary Wharf, the ex-communist countries

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Europe 

Merkel heads to Turkey to try to save EU migrant deal

April 23, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union officials will travel to Turkey this weekend to try to smooth over

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Europe 

In Thessaloniki, foreign ministers pursue solutions to migrant crisis

April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Albania, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

A talkfest among the foreign ministers of four countries held in Thessaloniki this week saw agreement on trying to come

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party signs co-operation agreement with A Just Russia party

April 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Visiting Moscow, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Mihail Mikov signed an agreement with Sergey Mironov’s A Just Russia (Справедливая Россия)

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Europe 

Why Russia is rocking the European boat

April 23, 2016 VOANews Russia

In an April 6 referendum in the Netherlands, a majority of participants voted against approving an association agreement between the

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World 

Nato-Russia talks fail, but raise hopes

April 23, 2016 VOANews Nato, Russia

Nato and Russia held their first dialogue in two years this week. The meeting among ambassadors of the alliance and

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