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Day: July 1, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM says he wants to normalise relations with Russia

July 1, 2016July 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 1 that he wanted to normalise relations with Russia, which was why

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Perspectives 

Bulgarian tolerance – from the Lukov March to the Night Wolves

July 1, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

For many years, Bulgarian politicians have had the habit of boasting of the country’s model of ethnic tolerance. But the

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Europe 

Austria cancels presidential election results

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 VOANews

Austria’s highest court ruled on July 1 to annul the results of May’s presidential election following a legal challenge from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian daily Novinar ceases print edition

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgarian-language daily Novinar, founded in 1992 and formerly one of the largest-circulation newspapers in the country, published its final edition on

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Bulgaria 

Arrests outside Sofia cathedral as Putin’s ‘Night Wolves’ visit

July 1, 2016July 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian police took two people into custody outside Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral on July 1 as tensions rose between

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Europe 

Brexit survival guide for Brits in Europe

July 1, 2016 Deutsche Welle Brexit

The Brexit vote has thrown the lives of 1.2 million Britons living in the European Union into uncertainty. What should

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Bulgaria 

Midway through 2016, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 301

July 1, 2016July 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Halfway through 2016, the number of deaths in road accidents in Bulgaria has reached 301, according to Interior Ministry statistics

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May Budget surplus exceeds forecasts, at 2.77B leva

July 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first five months of 2016 was 2.77 billion leva,

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