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Month: March 2019

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Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party names European Parliament election candidates

March 31, 2019April 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Parliament

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party announced on March 31 its candidates in the May 26 2019 European

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Bulgaria 

Civil defence sirens to be tested in Sofia, several other cities in Bulgaria on April 1 2019

March 31, 2019April 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Civil defence sirens will sound in a test on April 1 at 1pm in Sofia and several other places in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s smaller parties scramble for scraps in May 2019 European Parliament elections

March 31, 2019April 2, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

If the opinion polls are correct, May 26 2019 will see Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party and

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Europe 

Greek energy companies ‘ready to invest in North Macedonia’

March 30, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece, Macedonia

Greek energy companies are showing strong interest in the interconnection and expansion of the gas, electricity and oil networks between

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Europe 

Romania-Greece: Energy is our priority

March 30, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Greece and Romania have common goals in terms of planning in the energy sector and ensuring energy security, Romanian Prime

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Europe 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces test in Turkey’s local elections

March 30, 2019 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Almost 17 years ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, propelled by voters keen to teach

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Europe 

In elections, Turkey’s opposition hopes to capitalise on Erdogan’s woes

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

On March 31, Turkey holds critical local elections, with control of the country’s main cities up for grabs. With inflation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Turkey refused to apologise over political interference controversy

March 30, 2019April 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov emerged from several hours of early-morning talks with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, held over

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Bulgaria 

2019 Master of Art documentary film festival opens in three cities in Bulgaria on April 4

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The fourth Master of Art film festival, the only one of its kind in Eastern Europe dedicated to art documentaries,

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