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Day: April 6, 2018

Europe 

In Hungary election voters face choice of nightmares

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Deutsche Welle Hungary

Smiling politicians line Budapest’s grand avenues canvassing support ahead of April 8 elections. However, few are from Fidesz, Hungary’s ruling

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Bulgaria 

Orthodox Easter 2018: Bulgarian Orthodox Church could face issue with Macedonian church over ‘Holy Fire’

April 6, 2018April 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

A key element of celebrations of Easter among Orthodox Christians is the sharing of the “Holy Fire” which they believe

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Europe 

Many Roma in the EU live like people in the world’s poorer countries – rights agency report

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Roma people in the European Union daily face basic challenges of poor sanitation, hunger and youth unemployment, according to a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Council of Religious Communities backs Muslims in controversy over prosecutor’s statement

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The National Council of Religious Communities in Bulgaria, which includes representatives of all major faiths, has come out in support

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Bulgaria 

Almost half of Bulgarian households say they have difficulty paying for health care – Eurostat

April 6, 2018April 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Close to 47 per cent of Bulgarian households said that they had difficulty in paying for health care services, according

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Europe 

Speculation emerges over timing of Greece’s next election

April 6, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Fresh speculation emerged on April 5 in Athens over the timing of Greece’s next general election. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister hosts Passover Seder for Bulgarian, Balkan Jewish communities

April 6, 2018April 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgarian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva hosted on April 5 a Passover Seder attended by leaders of

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