Brother-in-law of Charlie Hebdo attacker seeks extradition from Bulgaria to France
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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Month: August 2016
Putin relents on South Stream as Erdogan offers Turkish Stream promises
Russian president Vladimir Putin appeared to soften his position on the prospect of reviving the South Stream gas pipeline project
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves resignation of air force chief seen as possible presidential candidate
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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More than 5000 homes damaged in floods in 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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Putin wants to restore full ties with 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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Controversy over Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s silence on murder of French priest
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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Despite exports drop, Bulgaria records shrinking trade gap in H1 2016
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 detains 26 near coastal town for illegally crossing border
Bulgarian police have detained 26 people, who said they were from Iraq, and who were found travelling in a van
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Opinion: Erdogan, Putin and the touchy Turkish Stream
The revival of the Turkish Stream pipeline project is expected to be the concrete outcome of the meeting between Russian
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