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Month: March 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling majority on boycott by Mareshki party: ‘No crisis’

March 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of Bulgaria’s ruling coalition have dismissed the boycott of Parliament by Vesselin Mareshki’s populist Volya party as not representing

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Bulgaria 

Smallest party in Bulgaria’s Parliament becomes second to boycott sittings

March 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Volya, the smallest party in Bulgaria’s National Assembly, is to boycott sittings, leader Vesselin Mareshki told journalists on March 14.

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Bulgaria 

US State Department: Bulgarian government actions against human rights abusers ‘insufficient’

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Human rights issues in Bulgaria included physical mistreatment of detainees and convicts by officials; harsh conditions in prisons and detention

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Perspectives 

From myth to reality: How to understand Turkey’s role in the Western Balkans

March 13, 2019 Asli Aydintasbas of the ECFR Kosovo, Serbia, Turkey

In October 2017, the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, made an official visit to Serbia. It was not the

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Bulgaria 

Irish embassy in Bulgaria announces special events around St Patrick’s Day

March 13, 2019March 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In Bulgaria, the emblematic Irish holiday St Patrick’s Day will be marked with the lighting of key buildings in green,

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Europe 

MEPs vote to limit negative impact of no-deal Brexit on citizens

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

To ensure the least possible disruption from a no-deal Brexit, members of the European Parliament voted on March 13 on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, China plan ‘Global Partnership Centre’ in Sofia

March 13, 2019March 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 13 a memorandum of understanding with China that envisages the creation of a Global Partnership

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Europe 

European Parliament approves upgrade to Visa Information System

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The improvements to the Visa Information System (VIS), agreed to on March 13 by members of the European Parliament, would

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition of works by Bulgarian artist Vassil Ivanov opens in Sofia on March 14

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of more than 90 works by Bulgarian artist Vassil Ivanov opens at the National Gallery – the Palace

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