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Month: September 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov calls Rama to demand minorities law in Albania guarantees rights of Bulgarian minority

September 28, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Boiko Borissov

In a telephone call to his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called for proposed legislation

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Business 

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog rejects claim by bidder disqualified from Plovdiv Airport concession process

September 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission (CPC) has rejected a claim by a candidate that bid for the Plovdiv Airport concession but

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Europe 

Balkan Alliance expanding in Euxinograd

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Romania, Serbia

Great mobility is being noted recently on behalf of Greece towards the Balkan countries, with successive summits at bilateral and

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Bulgaria 

Heart diseases, strokes cause two-thirds of deaths in Bulgaria, highest rate in EU

September 28, 2017September 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Heart diseases and strokes were the cause of two-thirds of all deaths in Bulgaria (66 per cent), the highest proportion

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Europe 

European Commission proposes resettling 50 000 refugees

September 27, 2017 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The EU’s executive has unveiled plans to resettle at least 50 000 refugees, focusing on people from northern Africa, to

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Europe 

Europol: Ransomware largest threat in 2017 cybercrime ‘epidemic’

September 27, 2017 VOANews

Europe’s international law enforcement agency said Wednesday ransomware outpaced all other forms of cybercrime in 2017, making it the most

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Bulgaria 

European Commission calls on EU leaders to integrate Bulgaria, Romania into Schengen zone

September 27, 2017September 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission, Romania, Schengen

The European Commission said on September 27 that it was calling on the European Council “to take the decision fully

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Bulgaria 

Number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria more than 24% up on 2008 – statistics institute

September 27, 2017September 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

More than 10.6 million foreigners visited Bulgaria in 2016, an increase of 24.3 per cent compared with 2008, the National

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Europe 

German election result alarms Athens

September 27, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Germany, Greece

A few days after a federal election in Germany, Athens is contemplating repercussions on the country. So far, under the

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