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Day: March 15, 2018

Europe 

Kurz: Western Balkans among Austrian priorities

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Western Balkan countries would be among the priorities of the European Union’s Austrian presidency in the second half of 2018,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: World heading crazily towards conflict

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has given a gloomy prognosis, saying that the world is “heading crazily towards conflict” and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister backs UK steps against Russia over nerve agent attack on Skripal

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has expressed support for the United Kingdom following British Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement of

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Europe 

President of Macedonia refuses to sign new law giving Albanian official language status

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The president of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, said that he would not sign the law approved by the country’s Parliament on March

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Bulgaria 

About 63% of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 63 per cent of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home, according to figures released by European Union

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had highest death rate in the European Union in 2015 – Eurostat

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the European Union in 2015, with 1660 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, EU

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