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Month: September 2016

Europe World 

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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Europe 

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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Bulgaria 

After long weekend, Bulgaria’s road death toll for 2016 reaches 467

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 467 people have died in road accidents so far in 2016, according to a summary by the

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Bulgaria Videos 

Bulgaria Now podcast: Contempt for the electorate? The presidential and UN races

September 7, 2016September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016, Bulgaria Now Podcast, Irina Bokova, Lance Nelson, podcast

September 6 marked two months until Bulgaria’s presidential elections, but with the electorate still in the dark about who most

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Bulgaria 

Sofia residents among least satisfied in EU with life in their city

September 7, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Residents of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are among the least satisfied in a European Union capital with life in their

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Perspectives 

The Balkan Blog: Foreign muck – how can you eat it?

September 7, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

There was a ‘Round Our Ken’ comedy sketch on radio, many years ago, with Kenneth Williams and Betty Marsden. Ken

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Europe 

Ukraine president: Nato membership remains strategic goal

September 7, 2016 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said NATO membership remains a “strategic goal” and “an unwavering course” for his country. Speaking to

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Europe 

Czech PM praises Bulgaria’s role in reducing migratory pressure on CEE

September 6, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

The measures that Bulgaria introduced to protect the external borders of the EU have contributed significantly to reducing the migratory

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria restricts lorry traffic as end of long weekend clogs roads

September 6, 2016September 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has announced a ban on lorries using the country’s motorways between 2pm and 8pm on September 6, as a

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