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Day: December 5, 2016

Bulgaria 

Interior Minister Buchvarova: Reports about planned terrorist attack in Bulgaria untrue

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova has indicated that allegations about plans for a terrorist attack in Bulgaria are untrue. “There

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Interior Minister: Tipoff received via diplomatic channels on plans for terrorist attack

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria had received an alert via diplomatic channels of plans for a terrorist attack in the country, Interior Minister Roumyana

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Scant chance election rules will change before 2017 vote

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

In spite of the outcome of Bulgaria’s controversy-ridden November 2016 national referendum on changes to the political system – including

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s outgoing PM discusses migration crisis, presidential elections with US ambassador

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

In talks on December 5, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov discussed the migration crisis and the outcomes of the presidential

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Business 

Eustream asks EC for support

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 The Slovak Spectator energy, Slovakia

Slovakia may receive some funds for its gas projects from the European Commission. The country’s gas transporter Eustream has requested

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