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Month: January 2017

Europe 

Italian Tajani wins run-off vote for presidency of European Parliament

January 17, 2017March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle European Parliament

Long-time Italian commissioner to the EU Antonio Tajani has won the run-off vote to become the new president of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria chooses logo for its 2018 EU presidency

January 17, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria has chosen the logo it will use while holding the rotating presidency of the European Union in January to

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Bulgaria 

With months to go to elections, Bulgarian politicians indulge in chatter on coalitions

January 17, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Even with no date yet decreed for Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria’s politicians are indulging in publicly discussing what kind

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Bulgaria 

Amnesty International criticises Bulgaria’s anti-terrorism laws

January 17, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Amnesty International has criticised laws in Bulgaria against terrorism as open to possible abuse, portraying them as vulnerable to exploitation

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov wins in Australian Open first round, Pironkova out

January 17, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov won his opening match at the Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam event of the year, in

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Europe World 

EU foreign ministers, NATO backers refute Trump talk

January 16, 2017March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle

The EU’s top diplomat has shrugged off US President-elect Donald Trump’s opinions on further breakaways from the bloc. Germany’s foreign

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Bulgaria 

Italian military aircraft makes emergency landing in Sofia over engine trouble

January 16, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

An Italian Air Force Spartan transport aircraft on a flight from Plovdiv made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court suspends Plovdiv mayor Totev from office over mismanagement charges

January 16, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

In a ruling on January 16, Plovdiv Regional Court ordered Ivan Totev, mayor of Bulgaria’s second-largest city, suspended from office

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian former intelligence chief faces new embezzlement charges

January 16, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s general office said on January 16 that it was pressing new charges against the former head of the

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