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Day: July 7, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: Accused in terrorist bombing on Israelis to be announced ‘in days’

July 7, 2016July 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Rossen Plevneliev

The names of those to be charged in connection with the July 2012 fatal terrorist bombing attack on a group

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General asks Parliament to lift immunity of MRF MP

July 7, 2016July 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked the National Assembly to lift the immunity from prosecution of Movement for Rights and Freedoms

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Bulgaria 

Concern grows over Bulgarian paramilitaries and ‘border patrols’

July 7, 2016July 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

An opposition MP has raised questions in Bulgaria’s Parliament after it emerged that anti-Islamic foreign politicians came to the country

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Perspectives 

Bitcoin – The Demand. The Supply. The Halvening

July 7, 2016November 3, 2017 Lance Nelson

Bitcoin price history The price of bitcoin this last week has been in the $610 to $700 range and, at the

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Europe 

EU lawmakers endorse new border and coast guard agency

July 7, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

European Union lawmakers endorsed plans to bring together the EU’s Frontex border agency and national border management authorities, to help

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Europe 

Estonian PM: ‘Putin’s aggressive behaviour made Russia a threat’

July 7, 2016 Deutsche Welle Estonia, Nato, Russia

Vladimir Putin has made Russia into a threat for neighbouring states, Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas warned in an exclusive

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Europe 

Poland’s ruling party rushes new legislation on Constitutional Tribunal

July 7, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party Wednesday, after debating late into the night before, hurried legislation aimed at alleviating

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Europe 

Lithuania moves to tempt foreign IT specialists from non-EU countries

July 7, 2016 The Kyiv Post Lithuania

The Lithuanian parliament has approved legal amendments that will make it easier for Lithuanian employers to hire foreign staff and

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