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Month: September 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Interior Ministry warns of possible problems at border checkpoints because of IT glitch

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The IT systems serving border checkpoints and traffic police have a “technical problem” which could lead to problems in the

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Bulgaria 

Four US F-15s arrive to assist in guarding Bulgarian air space

September 2, 2016September 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Four United States F-15 tactical fighter aircraft arrived on September 1 at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo air base, about 10km from

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Bulgaria 

Child refugees struggle alone in Bulgaria

September 2, 2016September 4, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

One of the more disturbing effects of the refugee crisis is the increasing number of unaccompanied minors. As Emanuela Barbiroglio

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Europe 

Kosovo postpones debate on Montenegro border deal

September 2, 2016 VOANews Kosovo, Montenegro

Kosovo’s government on Thursday withdrew a controversial draft law on a border deal with Montenegro, saying a vote on the

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Europe 

Serbia says it will remain neutral on Bosnian Serb referendum

September 2, 2016 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

Serbia has declared it will maintain a neutral position toward the controversial Bosnian Serb referendum that has challenged the international

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc leaders propose Traicho Traikov as presidential candidate

September 1, 2016September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

The leaders’ council of the centre-right coalition Reformist Bloc has proposed naming Traicho Traikov, formerly a minister in Boiko Borissov’s

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Bulgaria 

President Plevneliev: Growing number of politicians want to take Bulgaria off Euro-Atlantic course

September 1, 2016September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev

A growing number of politicians in Bulgaria want to divert the country from its Euro-Atlantic course of development, President Rossen

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Business 

Markovo Tepe Mall in Plovdiv to open at the end of October 2016

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Markovo Tepe Mall, a project in Plovdiv that has seen stops and starts since construction began in 2008, is set

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Bulgaria 

Borissov says will he will be presidential candidate in 2021 – but not 2016

September 1, 2016September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian Prime Minister and centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov says that he will stand as a candidate in presidential

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