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Day: November 5, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM holds talks with counterparts from Belgrade, Skopje

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, energy, Macedonia, Serbia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov met with his counterpart from Belgrade, Aleksandar Vučić, and Skopje, Emil Dimitriev, during the annual

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Bulgaria 

Limited alcohol bans in Bulgaria for 2016 presidential elections

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s election laws ban the sale of alcoholic beverages on election days, but only in the immediate vicinity of voting

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Bulgaria 

Remembrance Sunday services to be held in Sofia on November 13, Plovdiv November 14

November 5, 2016November 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual Remembrance Sunday service, to commemorate the sacrifice of those who have fallen in times of war, will be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria backs EU’s ‘grave concern’ about Turkey’s arrests of HDP members

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement backing the position of EU leaders expressing “grave concern” about the

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Leisure 

Planning your first ski trip to Bansko: Taking control

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Planning your first ski or snowboarding trip can be daunting. I put together a comprehensive article listing all the winter and

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Europe 

Greek government reshuffle announced

November 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili announced the composition of the new Greek cabinet in a television address on public broadcaster ERT,

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