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Day: June 1, 2016

Perspectives 

Death in the afternoon

June 1, 2016June 27, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

The mindless piffle which is being peddled by Brexit campaigners in order to influence voters in the forthcoming EU referendum,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Romanian PMs to ‘watch closely’ gas inter-connector project

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov met with Romanian counterpart Dacian Ciolos on June 1 to discuss a number of subjects,

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Bulgaria 

Refugees via Turkey are avoiding route through Bulgaria – Interior Minister

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Refugees exiting from the territory of Turkey are avoiding the route through Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Rumyana

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Europe 

Turkey: German vote to recognise Armenian Genocide will hurt relations

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 VOANews Armenia, Turkey

Turkish leaders are warning Germany that the countries’ relationship will be harmed if lawmakers approve a measure labeling the killing

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Europe 

EU threatens sanctions if Poland doesn’t reverse high court overhaul

June 1, 2016 Deutsche Welle European Commission, Poland

The EU has formally warned Warsaw that if it doesn’t reverse its overhaul of the country’s highest court it will

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Europe 

Nato to station four battalions in Poland and Baltic States

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland

Four multinational NATO battalions will be stationed in Poland and the Baltic States, Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said after meeting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria steps up airport security ahead of summer tourist season

June 1, 2016June 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia, tourism, Varna

Bulgaria is increasing security at the country’s airports ahead of the summer 2016 tourism season, the Interior Ministry said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church withdraws from Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete

June 1, 2016June 5, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, signalled on June 1 its withdrawal from the Pan-Orthodox

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Bulgaria 

Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2016 to honour memory of Botev

June 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound at noon on June 2 2016 in an annual custom honouring the memory of revolutionary,

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