Closed Balkan route means lucrative times for human traffickers
More than 7000 refugees and migrants have been stranded in Serbia since neighbouring countries closed their borders. Many are spending
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Day: January 27, 2017
Turkey, Greece at odds as Athens denies Turkish coup extradition request
Turkey has threatened to cancel a migrant readmission deal with Greece after Greece’s Supreme Court rejected a request from Turkey
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Nadal outlasts Bulgaria’s Dimitrov in five-set Australian Open semi-final slugfest
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov played some of the best tennis of his career, showcasing his improved form to start 2017, but
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Police foil new attempt by protesting Greek farmers to block Bulgarian border crossing
Greek police foiled on January 27 attempts by protesting farmers from villages near the Promachonas – Kulata checkpoint to move
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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017, Bulgaria honours diplomats who saved Jews
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said that on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017, it was honouring the memory of diplomats who intervened
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Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet takes office, pledging financial stability and fair elections
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet headed by Ognyan Gerdzhikov took office on January 27, with head of state Roumen Radev giving it
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Meet Bulgaria’s Gerdzhikov caretaker cabinet: CVs
Prime Minister – Ognyan Gerdzhikov (70) Professor of civil and commercial law at Sofia University, who has a long list of
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Bulgaria’s Alpha Research: Election now likely to produce stalemate in Parliament similar to 2013
A Bulgarian parliamentary election now would be likely to produce a situation similar to that in 2013, a stalemate in
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