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Month: April 2016

Europe 

Groysman becomes Ukraine’s new prime minister

April 14, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament voted on April 14 to appoint Volodymyr Groysman as the country’s new prime minister, with 257 lawmakers –

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Europe 

European Parliament adopts resolution urging Polish government to end constitutional conflict

April 14, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The European Parliament passed a resolution on the situation concerning Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal on Wednesday, expressing serious concerns with the

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Europe 

Night of protests in Skopje, several wounded and injured

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A journalist and a wounded photo reporter injured, dozens of people arrested and damage to the Ministry of Justice and the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sees sanctions on Russia as a tool to change Moscow’s policies, Mitov tells German FM

April 13, 2016April 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia

Bulgaria sees sanctions against Russia as an effective tool to change the policies of Moscow, not as a punishment of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM on ‘migrant hunters’: ‘No one has the right to arrest outside the law’

April 13, 2016April 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

In his latest comment on civilian groups intercepting migrants and refugees near the country’s borders, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Business 

IMF World Economic Outlook sees growth as sluggish

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

Global growth continues, but at a sluggish pace that leaves the world economy more exposed to risks, says the International

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian ‘migrant hunter’ threatened Afghans with a knife and a pistol

April 13, 2016April 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgarian “migrant hunter” Petar “The Feathers” Nizamov threatened a group of men from Afghanistan with a knife and a pistol

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Europe 

New clashes between migrants, Macedonian police

April 13, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Macedonian police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at a crowd of migrants trying to climb a fence on

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Business 

Bulgaria legislates incentives for highly-qualified non-EU foreigners

April 13, 2016April 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Highly-qualified foreign specialists, mainly in the high technology field, will be entitled to be contracted to get a salary equal

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