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Month: June 2018

Bulgaria 

July 6-7 announced as date for CEE – China ’16+1′ summit in Sofia

June 15, 2018June 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian government has announced July 6 and 7 as the dates for the “16+1” 2018 Central Eastern Europe –

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Bulgaria 

Five districts in Bulgaria face ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for June 16

June 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Five districts in Bulgaria are subject to a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather on June 16 because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian FM Zaharieva begins two-day visit to Macedonia

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva began a two-day visit to Macedonia on June 15. Her programme included meetings with local

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Europe 

Signing of Macedonia name agreement to take place in Prespes on June 17

June 15, 2018June 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

According to the IBNA’s exclusive information, the signing of the agreement on the settlement of the name dispute between Greece

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Perspectives 

Pipeline: Which country will say ‘yes’? Greece or Bulgaria? Russia is waiting…

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

On the occasion of the Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias’ visit to Moscow, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov made an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev on Borissov’s refusal to meet Gjorge Ivanov: ‘Do not run away from dialogue’

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Greece, Macedonia, Roumen Radev

Reacting to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s refusal to meet President Gjorge Ivanov, visiting Sofia from Skopje, Bulgarian head of

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Europe 

Bulgarians still mostly optimistic about future of EU, Eurobarometer spring 2018 poll finds

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The percentage of Bulgarians who are optimistic about the future of the European Union was 61 per cent in Eurobarometer’s

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Bulgaria 

Hungarian court sentences traffickers who let 71 migrants suffocate to 25 years in prison

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

A Hungarian court sentenced four human traffickers to 25 years in prison in connection with the gruesome deaths of 71 migrants

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Europe 

European Commission scraps first call for applications for free wi-fi in public spaces

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has said on June 14 that it cancelled the first call for applications in the WiFi4EU initiative,

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