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Month: November 2016

Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv is a bit more ancient than it was thought

November 28, 2016January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A newly-found inscription has shown that the Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv, long thought to date back to

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Business 

Bulgarian business climate improves in November 2016 – poll

November 28, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a slight improvement in November 2016, resulting from

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Bulgaria 

Nineteen face criminal charges over Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee centre riots

November 27, 2016November 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Nineteen foreign citizens face criminal charges, mainly for hooliganism, after the unrest at the refugee centre in the southern Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

President-elect Radev attends Bulgarian Socialist Party national council, praises Ninova

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

Roumen Radev, elected to take over as Bulgaria’s President in January 2017, attended a November 26 meeting of the opposition

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President-elect on Harmanli: Faster extradition, more EU aid needed

November 26, 2016November 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President-elect Roumen Radev has called for more urgent measures for extradition and more EU assistance, following the November 24

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Bulgaria 

Lufthansa flights at Sofia Airport resume, pilots not ruling out further strikes

November 26, 2016November 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Flights by German carrier Lufthansa to and from Sofia Airport were operating normally on November 26 after being cancelled the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister holds talks with Afghanistan embassy on migrant crisis, Harmanli

November 26, 2016November 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

The violent clashes between people housed at the Harmanli refugee reception centre and police were discussed at a meeting between

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Bulgaria 

Deutsche Welle: Refugees’ suffering grows in Bulgaria

November 26, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

“I wake up and I always find a long queue in front of the boys’ toilets. They think that with

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Bulgaria 

Trilateral Bulgaria-Greece-Turkey contact centre opened at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint

November 25, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

A trilateral Bulgarian-Greek-Turkish contact centre opened at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on November 25 2016, the culmination of five

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