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SAA between Kosovo and EU enters into force on April 1

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

The Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between Kosovo and the European Union will be effective as of April 1 2016. Authorities

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Bulgaria 

Business sentiment in Bulgaria rises in March – poll

March 29, 2016March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute has found that in March 2016, the total business climate indicator increased

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Bulgarian GPs, hospitals protest against health system reforms

March 28, 2016March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

General practitioners, private and municipal hospitals in Bulgaria began protests on March 28 in a show of dissent against reforms

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Europe 

Greece busts ring selling fake documents to refugees

March 28, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

At least nine people alleged to be members of an organised group that falsified and distributed false documents to immigrants and

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Europe 

Row over Greek minister’s proposal to seek investors among refugees

March 28, 2016March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas caused uproar on March 27 when he suggested potential investors may be found among refugees

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Macedonia boosts security measures over refugee crisis

March 28, 2016March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia, Serbia

Security authorities in Macedonia have boosted security measures in the northern area of the country on the border with Serbia.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs pass bill introducing graphic tobacco packaging

March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency smoking

Bulgarian Parliament passed at second reading on March 24 the amendments to the Tobacco Act, which envision the introduction of

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Europe 

Europe migrant crisis: Bulgarian military may guard the border with Serbia

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Serbia

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev and his Serbian counterpart Zoran Djordjevic have held talks in Nis on steps against a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government adopts plan on strategy for combating radicalisation and terrorism

March 24, 2016March 25, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

The Bulgarian government adopted on March 23 its plan for a strategy for combating radicalisation and terrorism, which includes an

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