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Day: June 3, 2016

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Transport Ministry invites bids for Sofia Airport concession

June 3, 2016June 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on June 3 that it has formally opened the tender to pick a concession operator for

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Bulgaria 

In EU capitals, residents of Sofia and Bucharest least happy about noise, air quality

June 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Sofia

Residents of Romania’s capital city Bucharest and Bulgaria’s capital Sofia are least satisfied with the quality of the air and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian minority party BDC parliamentary group implodes

June 3, 2016June 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

One of the parliamentary groups in Bulgaria’s National Assembly, the Bulgarian Democratic Centre, collapsed on June 3 when one of

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Bulgaria 

US gives Bulgaria generally positive review on fight against terrorism

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

An annual report by the US state department on counter-terrorism has noted a number of positive aspects of Bulgaria’s efforts

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Europe 

Boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes in Mediterranean

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Three bodies have been found in a rescue operation for migrants aboard a boat that capsized in the Mediterranean sea

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria moves to cut back police pension pay perks

June 3, 2016June 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has approved the first reading of amendments to the Interior Ministry Act that will cut back retirement

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Europe 

After a Brexit, could Poland and Austria be next?

June 3, 2016 VOANews Poland

When Poland’s right-wing Prime Minister Beata Szydlo swept to an election victory late last year, one of the first things

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Europe 

EU foreign policy chief visits Warsaw

June 3, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini visited Warsaw on June 2 to discuss the July Nato summit, EU sanctions on Russia and

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