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Month: May 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Holy Synod again fails to meet on ‘fireworks’ cleric

May 19, 2016May 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

For the second day, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body the Holy Synod failed to secure a quorum to discuss

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World 

Ouster of Turkish PM rekindles dissent in ruling AKP

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Since the ousting of Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, pro-president media outlets are appealing for unity and loyalty to president

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Europe 

European Commission gives Poland ultimatum over constitutional crisis

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 The Warsaw Voice European Commission, Poland

Poland was given time to Monday, May 23 to undertake measures to solve its constitutional tribunal crisis, or the commission

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Europe 

Macedonia’s parliament postpones June 5 elections

May 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia’s governing coalition parties, VMRO-DPMNE and BDI (Democratic  Union for Integration), voted in parliament on May 18

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev to take election law amendments to Constitutional Court

May 18, 2016August 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev

Condemning the National Assembly’s rejection of his veto of election law amendments on voting abroad as “the latest occasion that

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Bulgaria 

After overturning veto, ruling majority to rewrite election law – again

May 18, 2016May 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The prolonged political farce over Bulgaria’s election law continued on May 18 with the ruling majority, having just overturned a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on voting abroad law

May 18, 2016May 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Caving into a threat from the nationalist Patriotic Front to withdraw its support from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government unless

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police find 21 Syrians concealed in Turkey – Germany train

May 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Twenty-one people from Syria were found concealed in a train travelling from Turkey to Germany when it stopped at the

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Business 

Bulgaria Q1 2016 FDI was 371.3M euro

May 18, 2016May 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2016 stood at 371.3 million euro, the equivalent of

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