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Month: June 2016

Europe 

Macedonian president revokes all pardons in wiretapping scandal

June 7, 2016June 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov has revoked all pardons that he controversially issued in the country’s wiretapping scandal. Ivanov had been

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Europe 

At least 11 killed in Istanbul explosion

June 7, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Eleven people, including 7 police officers, were killed and 36 wounded in an explosion in central Istanbul during the morning

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President hosts Iftar dinner at start of Ramadan

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev hosted an Iftar dinner on the evening of June 6, as the Muslim

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Europe 

Poland, Nato members launch large-scale exercises

June 6, 2016 VOANews Nato, Poland

Poland and more than 20 NATO member states are launching a large-scale military training exercise as part of efforts to

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Bulgarian beaches better than Greece’s

June 6, 2016June 7, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, tourism

Greece has its troubles – economic woes and the refugee crisis among them – and now insult has been added

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria drops lawsuit to pull out of Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline company – report

June 6, 2016June 7, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Bulgaria has withdrawn a lawsuit filed last year to liquidate the project company for the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament revives plan to move

June 6, 2016June 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the 240-member National Assembly, has allocated close to 20 million leva (about 10.22 million euro) to renovate

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Bulgaria 

Panels for Bulgarian – Turkish border fence stolen

June 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgarian authorities are investigating the theft of 20 panels intended for the extended Bulgarian – Turkish border fence. Each panel

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Europe 

Ukrainian security service says it foiled 15 terrorist attacks in France

June 6, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s SBU security service has thwarted at least 15 planned terrorist attacks targeting the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 European soccer

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