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Day: July 12, 2016

Bulgaria 

Problem of hate speech worsening in Bulgaria – survey

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

More and more hate speech is being heard in Bulgaria in 2016, most often directed against Roma people, but also

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Europe 

Number of Mediterranean migrant deaths in 2016 approaches 3000 mark

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

An estimated 2942 migrants and refugees have died so far in 2016 attempting the Mediterranean crossing into Europe, the International

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Europe 

Pew poll: Europeans fear wave of refugees will mean more terrorism, fewer jobs

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

In eight of 10 European nations included in a Pew Research poll, half or more of those polled believe that

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Europe 

New 650 million euro loan triggers reactions and protests in Skopje

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The decision of the government in the Republic of Macedonia to borrow 650 million euro by selling euro bonds has sparked

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria optimistic about nuclear reactor deal with Iran – PM

July 12, 2016July 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, Boiko Borissov, energy, nuclear

Iran has shown interest in reviewing Bulgaria’s proposal to sell its Russian-made nuclear reactors from the shelved Belene nuclear power

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Bulgaria 

Canada to brief EU in autumn on timeline for lifting visas for Bulgarians and Romanians

July 12, 2016July 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Canadian technical experts will visit Bulgaria at the end of July 2016, after visiting Romania last month, as a part

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.3% deflation in June

July 12, 2016July 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 1.3 per cent year-on-year in June 2016, while the monthly data showed a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General: Sunny Beach is a ‘state within a state’

July 12, 2016July 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has described the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach, site of a June 2016 shootout that

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People 

Bulgarian President confers Stara Planina awards on four outgoing ambassadors

July 12, 2016July 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

At a ceremony on July 11 2016, President Rossen Plevneliev conferred Bulgaria’s highest state honour, the Stara Planina, on four

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