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Month: April 2016

Europe 

Orthodox Patriarch urges Europe to open doors to refugees

April 16, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians, is urging Europe to stop trying to divide what he calls economic

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: MiG engines wanted, new or used

April 15, 2016April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has called a tender to acquire 10 engines for the air force’s Soviet-era Mig-29 jet fighters, specifying

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Bulgaria 

Court orders house arrest for Bulgarian ‘migrant hunter’ pending trial

April 15, 2016April 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The District Court in the south-eastern Bulgarian town of Malko Turnovo on April 15 ordered “migrant hunter” Petar “The Feathers”

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Leisure 

Seven finalists shortlisted for Bulgaria’s new tourism logo

April 15, 2016April 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry said on April 15 that seven finalists have been selected in the open competition to choose a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian birth rate continues to drop – statistics institute

April 15, 2016April 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of live births in Bulgaria in 2015 was lower than the previous year, with the country’s population continuing

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Bulgaria 

Most preferred destinations for Bulgarian emigrants are Germany, UK and Spain

April 15, 2016April 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 30 000 Bulgarians left the country in 2015, the largest shares heading to Germany, the United Kingdom and

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Bulgaria 

Average Bulgarian marriage lasts 15.3 years

April 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The average duration of a marriage in Bulgaria before divorce was 15.3 years in 2015, according to the National Statistical

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Europe 

Slovak PM Fico hospitalised with heart problems

April 15, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was hospitalised at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NÚSCH ) on April 14. The

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Europe 

EU: Turkey needs urgent reforms in key areas

April 15, 2016 VOANews Turkey

The European Union has accused Turkey of “backsliding” on democracy and urged Ankara to conduct “a structured and more frequent

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