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Month: January 2017

Bulgaria 

Sofia court hands suspended sentence to MRF MP

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

Sofia City Court handed a suspended six-month sentence to Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP Alexander “Bat Sali” Metodiev on

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors lodge new charges against Bulgarian Defence Minister Nenchev

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

The Sofia City Prosecutors office lodged charges in court against Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev on January 16, accusing him of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialist breakaway party ABC elects new leader

January 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Konstantin Prodanov, a 39-year-old former economic adviser to then-president Georgi Purvanov, was on January 15 elected as leader of Purvanov’s

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Bulgaria 

Greek farmers say they will blockade Bulgaria’s borders again from January 23

January 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greek farmers have said that they will begin protests on January 23 2017, with blockades of roads including checkpoints at

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Europe 

Refugees, migrants risk death as bitter cold grips Europe

January 14, 2017March 9, 2017 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Europe migrant crisis

U.N. aid agencies are appealing to authorities in Europe to assist and protect thousands of refugees and migrants trying to

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Europe 

Germany to deport asylum-seekers back to Greece

January 14, 2017March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Germany is set to reverse a six-year-old block on the deportation of asylum-seekers back to Greece, despite a humanitarian crisis

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors charge only 6 of 25 Varna customs officers held for corruption

January 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

Bulgarian prosecutors have laid criminal charges against only six of the 25 Varna customs officers and other individuals arrested for

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Bulgaria 

Former justice minister lodges court application to register ‘Yes Bulgaria’ political party

January 13, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian former justice minister Hristo Ivanov lodged papers in the Sofia City Court on January 13 to register the “Yes

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Bulgaria 

Frozen Danube causes traffic problems at Bulgaria’s checkpoints at Turkish border

January 13, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Queues of lorries stretching several kilometres built up at two of Bulgaria’s checkpoints at the Turkish border on January 13

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