Bulgarian prosecutors charge three Syrians with terrorism
Bulgaria’s special prosecutor has lodged charges of terrorism against three Syrian citizens, the Prosecutor’s Office said on July 27 2016.
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Month: July 2016
Bulgaria’s BEH places 550M euro bond on Irish Stock Exchange
Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has successfully placed a 550 million euro bond issue on the Irish Stock Exchange, the company
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Paris-Sofia flight on July 27 cancelled, as cabin crew unions begin strike
The Air France flight from Paris to Sofia, as well as the corresponding return flight, on July 27 have been
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Bulgarian Ombudsman lodges Constitutional Court challenge on new electoral code
Bulgarian Ombudsman Maya Manolova asked the Constitutional Court on July 26 to scrap provisions in the Electoral Code that envisioned
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Bulgarian Parliament passes second package of Judiciary Act amendments
Bulgarian MPs passed at second reading on July 26 a second package of amendments to the country’s Judiciary Act, part
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Russia denies Bulgarian accusations of airspace intrusions
The spokesperson for Russia’s defence ministry denied the accusations made by Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev about alleged intrusions by
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Austria, Hungary and Europol dismantle migrant smuggling ring
European police agency Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) has supported the Austrian and Hungarian authorities to detect and dismantle
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Tsipras begins dialogue for a ‘new Greece’ by 2021
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the beginning of a wide and long debate on reviewing the Greek constitution with
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Erdogan’s purges threaten future of Turkey’s secular society
Watchers see Turkey’s failed coup and the subsequent purge carried out by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of
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