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Day: May 17, 2016

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet opens concession for Sofia Airport

May 17, 2016May 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved the proposed tender to offer a 35-year concession on the Sofia Airport, Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski told

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Bulgaria 

Ryanair threatens EC complaint over Bulgaria Air airport – report

May 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has threatened to lodge a complaint with the European Commission about overdue payments from flag carrier

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Albania sign deal on European integration co-operation

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

Bulgaria and Albania signed on May 17 a memorandum on co-operation on European integration, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said. The agreement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv rejects ban on burqa in public places

May 17, 2016May 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The municipal council in Bulgaria’s second-largest city Plovdiv voted on May 17 to reject a proposal to ban the wearing

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Bulgaria 

Protests expected when Holy Synod meets on controversial Sofia cleric

May 17, 2016May 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

A May 18 meeting of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, to discuss the controversy surrounding Alexander

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Europe 

Increased risk of terrorists using migrant flows to enter EU – report

May 17, 2016May 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

While a systematic link between migrant smuggling and terrorism is not proven, there is an increased risk that foreign terrorist

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian broadcast regulator names new public radio head

May 17, 2016May 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s broadcast regulator, the Council for Electronic Media, on May 17 named Alexander Velev as the new director-general of public

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