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Day: January 31, 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria advises motorists to avoid Kulata border checkpoint after hour-long blockade by Greek farmers

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry advised motorists on January 31 to avoid the Kulata – Promachonas border crossing after protesting Greek farmers

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Europe 

Protesting Greek farmers block E-79 motorway near Bulgarian border checkpoint

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Protesting Greek farmers blocked the E-79 main road close to the Promachonas – Kulata border checkpoint with Bulgaria, public broadcaster

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev: Strengthening Nato should be ‘hand-in-hand’ with deepening political dialogue with Russia

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Nato, Roumen Radev, Russia

The increase of the defensive deterrence posture of Nato should go hand-in-hand with deepening political dialogue with Russia, to avoid

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2016 was 7.1%, below EU average – Eurostat

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2016 was 7.1 per cent, unchanged from November 2016 and down from the 7.9 per

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Bulgaria 

500 refugees evacuated from Bulgaria’s Harmanli centre because of fire

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Five hundred refugees were evacuated from Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee centre because of a fire, Bulgarian National Radio said on January

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Europe 

Macedonian SDSM leader Zaev demands mandate to form a government

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The leader of SDSM (Macedonian Social Democratic Union), Zoran Zaev has requested a mandate from president George Ivanov to form

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