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Day: September 8, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc agrees to nominate Traicho Traikov for president

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

The executive council of the Reformist Bloc, the fourth-largest group in Bulgaria’s National Assembly, agreed on September 8 to nominate

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Number of stray dogs captured in Bulgaria increased – government report

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of stray dogs captured in Bulgaria through municipal programmes for controlling strays has increased, according to a government

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential election, referendum to cost 47M leva – government

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian taxpayers will fork out a total of 47.08 million leva (about 24.04 million euro) for the country’s November 6

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Movement 21, NMSP name Doncheva as joint presidential candidate

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Movement 21 and the National Movement for Stability and Progress, two parties without seats in Bulgaria’s Parliament, have named Movement

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US accuses Russia of unsafe aerial intercept over Black Sea

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 VOANews Nato, Russia

The United States accused Russia of sending one of its fighter jets dangerously close to an American spy plane over

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Orbán: Hungary is a fortress protecting European culture

September 8, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Europe migrant crisis, Slovakia

The last fortress protecting the European Union from influx of people with a different culture. The fortress which protects European

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