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Day: July 22, 2016

Europe 

German police: 8 dead in apparent terror attack

July 22, 2016July 27, 2016 VOANews

As police hunt those responsible for a deadly shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Munich, they are already calling

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Bulgaria 

EC refers Bulgaria to ECJ over failure to protect endangered bird species

July 22, 2016July 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on July 22 that it was taking Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the EU over its

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM calls for clear timetable for abolition of visas for Canada

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called for a clear timetable for Canada to abolish visa requirements for his country,

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv prosecutors charge chief architect, building owner, in ‘Tobacco Town’ case

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has laid criminal charges against the municipality’s chief architect Roumen Roussev and the representative of

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Bulgaria People 

British Council’s Sir Ciarán Devane: Continuing to engage, post-Brexit

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Brexit, Sofia Science Festival

The British Council as an institution did not think Brexit was a good idea, and in the post-Brexit reality, remains

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reinstates motorway traffic restrictions on lorries

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Two weeks after deciding to lift the interdiction banning heavy lorries from travelling on motorways and select first-grade roads at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov to meet Erdoğan on August 24

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 22 that he would meet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on August

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Europe 

Greece strengthens patrols in the islands of the Aegean and Evros

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

Greek armed forces and the Greek security authorities have stepped up full control of the border so as not to allow

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Europe 

Poland introduces terror threat alert of first degree ahead of World Youth Days

July 22, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has decided to declare an ALPHA terror threat alert of first degree ahead of World

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