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Month: April 2016

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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Perspectives 

Looking back again on Bulgaria

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 Patrick Brigham

President Zhelyu Zhelev was an enigma to me. I had watched him on TV in Bulgaria during the early nineties,

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Bulgaria People 

Ambassador of Taiwan donates to Bulgarian Orthodox Church charity

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The head of the Taipei Representative Office in Greece, ambassador Paul Chang – whose diplomatic responsibilities also cover Bulgaria –

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Polish presidents back strengthening Nato’s eastern flank

April 18, 2016April 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Nato, Poland, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

In talks on April 18 with visiting Polish president Andrzej Duda, Bulgarian head of state Rossen Plevneliev has spoken strongly

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 81M euro

April 18, 2016April 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2016 stood at 81 million euro, the equivalent of

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