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Month: April 2016

Europe 

11 public figures refuse Macedonian president Ivanov’s amnesty

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Eleven out of 56 politicians, officials and former government officials, heads of communes and party leaders have rejected the decision by

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Bulgaria 

Earthquake of at least 4.2 on Richter scale near Bulgaria’s Nova Zagora

April 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake was registered on April 18 near the town of Nova Zagora in southern Bulgaria. Initial preliminary reports on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian ruling party leader vows ‘no mercy’ for corrupt

April 17, 2016April 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

In a pledge against corruption, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, leader of centre-right party GERB, said that the party’s strongest

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to host World Congress of Vine and Wine in 2017

April 17, 2016April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will host the 40th World Congress of Vine and Wine and the 15th general assembly of the International Organisation

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Europe 

Protests in Macedonia against Ivanov continue

April 17, 2016April 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Protesters in Skopje pelted the Macedonian capital’s triumphal arch with stones and eggs on the fifth night of protests demanding

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Bulgaria 

More than half of Bulgarians back ‘migrant hunters’ – poll

April 17, 2016April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

More than half of Bulgarians support to one degree or another “migrant hunters”, the self-proclaimed “citizens’ patrols” by vigilante groups

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Interior Minister: No tension at the border

April 16, 2016April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

There is no tension at Bulgaria’s borders but the country has to be ready for any eventuality, Interior Minister Roumyana

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Europe 

Pope brings home refugee families from Greek island

April 16, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Pope Francis is bringing 12 Syrian refugees back to Rome  after a quick visit to the Greek island of Lesbos.

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Europe 

Pope visits migrants on Lesbos

April 16, 2016April 19, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Pope Francis visited the Moria detention camp on the island of Lesbos Saturday. Some men, women and children wept as

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