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Month: August 2016

Bulgaria 

Brother-in-law of Charlie Hebdo attacker seeks extradition from Bulgaria to France

August 10, 2016August 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Mourad Hamyd, brother-in-law of Charlie Hebdo attacker Cherif Kouachi, appeared in front of a Bulgarian court on August 10, asking

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Bulgaria 

Putin relents on South Stream as Erdogan offers Turkish Stream promises

August 10, 2016August 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, South Stream, Turkey

Russian president Vladimir Putin appeared to soften his position on the prospect of reviving the South Stream gas pipeline project

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves resignation of air force chief seen as possible presidential candidate

August 10, 2016August 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has recommended to head of state President Rossen Plevneliev to approve the resignation of Air Force chief General

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Europe 

More than 5000 homes damaged in floods in Macedonia

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Initial assessments by the Macedonian government commission for crisis management are that this past weekend’s floods substantially damaged 5000 homes

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Europe 

Putin wants to restore full ties with Turkey

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Turkey

Russian president Vladimir Putin has agreed to work toward restoring full relations with Turkey, but said rebuilding trade ties will

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The headquarters in Sofia of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria 

Controversy over Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s silence on murder of French priest

August 9, 2016August 13, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Controversy has erupted over the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s failure to convey condolences on the murder of French Roman Catholic priest

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Business 

Despite exports drop, Bulgaria records shrinking trade gap in H1 2016

August 9, 2016August 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s foreign trade gap in the first half of this year stood at 2.14 billion leva, or 1.1 billion euro, shrinking from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria detains 26 near coastal town for illegally crossing border

August 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Sofia

Bulgarian police have detained 26 people, who said they were from Iraq, and who were found travelling in a van

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Erdogan, Putin and the touchy Turkish Stream

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Deutsche Welle energy, Russia, South Stream, Turkey

The revival of the Turkish Stream pipeline project is expected to be the concrete outcome of the meeting between Russian

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