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Day: September 15, 2016

Europe 

Ahead of post-Brexit summit, France and Germany call for unity

September 15, 2016 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

On the eve of a key European Union summit in Bratislava, French and German leaders are calling for unity and

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Europe 

Vucic in Paris: Serbia cannot defend EU from migrants

September 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Serbia

The migrant crisis is not behind us, but in front of us, Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic said after meeting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes second ‘weekend tax’

September 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs passed on September 15 amendments to the Corporate Tax Act that require employers to pay a tax on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new co-ordination centre against illegal migration begins work

September 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria’s co-ordination centre for combating illegal migration has begun work, the Interior Ministry said on September 15. The new unit

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Bulgaria 

EU presidents: EU should be symbol of freedom, not regulations and restrictions

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

The European Union should not be associated only with regulations and restrictions, presidents from the bloc said at a meeting

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Bulgaria 

Purvanov’s ABC party names Kalfin as presidential candidate

September 15, 2016September 19, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016, Georgi Purvanov

Georgi Purvanov’s socialist splinter ABC party, one of the two smallest parties in the Bulgarian National Assembly and formerly part

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Europe 

Bratislava summit to be a self-defining moment for the EU

September 15, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Brexit, Europe migrant crisis

Bratislava is bracing itself for the informal meeting of EU leaders, which will bring Europe’s top politicians to the castle hill,

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