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Day: April 24, 2018

Europe 

‘Macedonia’ name dispute: EU Commissioner optimistic about solution in next two weeks

April 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

European Enlargment Commissioner Johannes Hahn is optimistic that the name dispute between Skopje and Athens over the use of the

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Europe 

European Court of Justice: Torture victims have grounds for asylum

April 24, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on April 24 2018 that protection applied under the European Convention on Human

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Business 

Average price of agricultural land in Bulgaria rose by close to 15% in 2017 – statistics institute

April 24, 2018April 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The average price of 0.1 hectare of agricultural land in Bulgaria reached 872 leva (about 446 euro) in 2017, an

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Bulgaria 

60% of Bulgarians believe people in power should be checked for links to communist-era secret services – poll

April 24, 2018April 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

About 61.4 per cent of Bulgarians believe that people holding elected office or who are in positions of leadership should

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Bulgaria 

‘Mission Bulgaria’: Archaeologist and historian tour 10 countries in Europe and Asia to teach country’s history

April 24, 2018April 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency

Well-known Bulgarian archaeologist Professor Nikolai Ovcharov and history professor Plamen Pavlov are narrating the history of Bulgaria and the Cyrillic

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Europe 

Leaders of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia meet in Bucharest on April 24

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Greece, Romania, Serbia

The third high-level quadrilateral meeting of the leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia is being held in Bucharest on

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Bulgaria 

Percentage of Bulgarians severely materially deprived drops drastically, but still highest in EU

April 24, 2018April 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The percentage of people in Bulgaria classed as severely materially deprived dropped from 45.7 per cent in 2010 to 30

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