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Month: May 2016

Europe 

Unicef urges protection for unaccompanied refugee children

May 7, 2016May 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has called for urgent measures to protect unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria holds large military parade to mark Armed Forces Day

May 6, 2016May 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 1300 Bulgarian military personnel, aircraft and armoured vehicles were involved in the country’s largest military parade in several

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Bulgaria 

Cruise ship visits to Bulgaria drop after Turkey terrorist attacks

May 6, 2016May 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bourgas, tourism, Turkey

In spite of optimistic forecasts earlier in 2016 that cancellations of cruise ship visits to Turkey because of terrorist attacks

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Europe 

Greek workers embark on weekend strike over austerity measures

May 6, 2016 VOANews Greece

Workers in Greece walked off their jobs Friday in protest of new tax and pension reforms being considered by the

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Europe 

Greek government brings forward controversial tax, pension reforms vote

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece will grind to a halt on Friday as the country’s largest Unions called a 48-hour strike following a government

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Perspectives 

Getting Bulgarian railway tours on track

May 5, 2016May 10, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer tourism

Much about Bulgarian state railways BDZ seems to stop a bit short of the platform. It is not that BDZ

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling parties to hold more talks on election law changes

May 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Representatives of organisations of Bulgarians abroad emerged from May 5 talks with Prime Minister Boiko Borissov saying that they had

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Bulgaria 

More rain forecast for Bulgaria over long weekend

May 5, 2016May 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria heads into a second long weekend in a row with a weather forecast that predicts more clouds and the

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Europe 

Turkey’s PM Davutoglu to step down

May 5, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s prime minister is reportedly stepping down from his role following a dramatic day in domestic politics. The ruling AK

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