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Day: June 17, 2016

Bulgaria 

Prosecutor-General: Sunny Beach shootout was turf war

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The June 8 shootout at a beach bar in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach coastal resort which left an organised crime convict

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Europe 

EU extends sanctions against Russia over illegal annexation of Crimea, Sevastopol

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Council has extended by a year its sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s illegal annexation of Crimea

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament again amends law on voting abroad

June 17, 2016June 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

In the latest twist in the prolonged saga of Bulgaria changing its electoral laws, the National Assembly voted on June

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-April was 429.1M euro

June 17, 2016June 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2016 stood at 429.1 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sets up coordination centre for security of residents and tourists at Black Sea

June 17, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria is to set up a coordination centre to enhance security for residents and tourists at the country’s Black Sea

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria awaits clarity whether Turkey is keeping to refugee readmission deal

June 17, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

A question mark hangs over whether Turkey is keeping to an agreement with Bulgaria over the readmission of refugees. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police announce security measures for Sofia Pride parade

June 17, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city have announced security measures for the 2016 Sofia Pride parade and the counter-protest to be

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Bulgaria 

Soaring temperatures prompt hazardous weather warning in 11 Bulgarian regions

June 17, 2016June 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A “Code Orange” hazardous weather warning has been issued for 11 regions in Bulgaria for June 18 2016. The 11

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Europe 

Eurogroup approves disbursement of 7.5B euro loan tranche to Greece

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Eurogroup finance ministers approved the release of 7.5 billion euro in bailout funding to Greece during a meeting in Luxembourg

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