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Day: June 14, 2016

Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria ready to contribute soldiers to Nato brigade in Romania

June 14, 2016June 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland, Romania, Russia

Bulgaria could deploy about 400 military personnel to take part in training and joint exercises as part of a Nato

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria deputy minister resigns after mismanagement charges pressed

June 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Deputy Transport Minister Anton Ginev tendered his resignation on June 14 after the prosecutor’s office said that he was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian connection in discovery of planet orbiting two suns

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

A Bulgarian who has a doctorate in astrophysics from Johns Hopkins University has been named as lead author on research

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Europe 

EU ambassador to Turkey resigns

June 14, 2016 VOANews Turkey

The top EU ambassador to Turkey has resigned less than a year after beginning the job. Ambassador Hansjoerg Haber, a

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Europe 

Over 210 000 migrants, refugees crossed to Europe by sea so far in 2016

June 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

An estimated 210 643 migrants and refugees had come to Europe by sea in 2016 by June 12, arriving in

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Europe 

European Court in landmark ruling on UK child benefits for EU citizens

June 14, 2016June 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The United Kingdom can require citizens from other European Union countries living in Britain to have a right to reside

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride 2016 parade to be held on June 18

June 14, 2016June 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The ninth annual Sofia Pride parade in support of LGBTI people is to be held on June 18, with the

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Business 

Poland determined to introduce uniform income tax in 2018

June 14, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The Polish government has decided to introduce the uniform income tax, incorporating current Personal Income Tax (PIT), health premiums and

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Perspectives 

Boris and The Goldfish Bowl

June 14, 2016June 27, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

If the World was just a goldfish bowl, Am I looking out or looking in? Are the things I see,

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