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Day: March 6, 2018

Bulgaria 

March 2018: An open letter from the Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria – ‘We Remember’

March 6, 2018May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Open Letter: ‘We Remember’ In this momentous year of 2018: We remember how, 75 years ago, the vast majority of

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Europe 

UN chief discusses ‘Macedonia’ name dispute with Zaev

March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

UN Secretary-General Antόnio Guterres and Zoran Zaev discussed the dispute over the use of the name “Macedonia” and the developments of

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Bulgaria 

Two Bulgarian former presidents enter controversy over Russian Patriarch Kirill’s dispute over history

March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev, Russia

Two Bulgarian former heads of state have entered the controversy sparked by Russian Patriarch Kirill taking offence at other countries

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Europe 

Rail strike in Greece, taxi drivers strike in protest against Uber, on March 6

March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Train services in Greece were disrupted on March 6 as rail workers went on a 24-hour strike, while in Athens,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MFA wants Edirne Consul-General to explain controversial changes to Liberation Day celebration

March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is seeking an explanation from the Consul-General in the Turkish city of Edirne

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition by photographer Doron Ritter opens at the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Sofia

March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition by Hungarian photographer Doron Ritter of scenes and people of one of Jerusalem’s oldest Jewish neighbourhoods, Mea She’arim,

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