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Bulgaria, China agree on joint economic projects on Silk Road

November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

A memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria and China was signed by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and his counterpart Wang

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Europe 

South-eastern Europe slow to pick up EU’s right to be forgotten

November 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

A year and a half after EU’s top court ruled that search engines must consider requests to remove links to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian ambassador in Ankara: Turkey’s downing of Russian bomber could destabilise region, cause new refugee wave

November 25, 2015November 27, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia, Turkey

The Turkish Air Force downing of a Russian SU-24 military jet could lead to destabilisation in the region and a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian museums, libraries and galleries hold ‘day of discontent’ over low salaries

November 24, 2015November 25, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Employees of Bulgaria’s museums, galleries, community cultural centres and libraries were holding a “day of discontent” on November 24 in

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Bulgaria 

Chief prosecutors of Bulgaria, Greece sign co-operation agreement

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, judiciary

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov and Efterpi Koutzamani, Prosecutor General at the Supreme Court of Greece, signed a memorandum of understanding on November 23 on

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Europe 

Refugees protest near Greece’s border with Macedonia following selective measures

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

About 1000 so-called economic refugees are protesting at the Greek-Macedonian border, following the decision by the authorities in Skopje not to allow

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Borissov: Bulgaria, Balkan neighbours should lure Chinese investment with joint infrastructure projects

November 23, 2015November 24, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria and its neighbouring countries Romania, Serbia and Macedonia should propose joint infrastructure projects to attract Chinese investments in the Balkan

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Europe 

Hundreds of refugees remain isolated in Macedonia following the Serb blockade

November 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Serbia

Hundreds of refugees from African and Asian countries have gathered in refugee camps in Tabanoc, near the Serbian border. This

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Europe 

Greek jihadist arrested in Turkey

November 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

A 40-year-old Greek Muslim from Thrace was arrested by the Turkish authorities and deported to Greece, where he was delivered

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