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Scenesetter: March 30 municipal elections in Turkey

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The coming local elections in Turkey are very crucial for the political future of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, given that he

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Bulgaria 

Cycling duo to tour SOS Children’s villages in Balkans

March 28, 2014March 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

A duo of cyclists plan to travel 1700km in 15 days, visiting nine different SOS Children’s villages to raise awareness

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court acquits man with multiple sclerosis who used medical marijuana

March 27, 2014March 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

The district court in the Bulgarian town of Lovech acquitted a man with multiple sclerosis of charges of cultivation and

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Europe 

Heading to a new Greek Constantinople

March 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

A frequent theme of international reports on the crisis in Greece has been the steady flow of emigrants to traditional

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Europe 

Nimetz: Parties made no progress in ‘Macedonia’ name dispute

March 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The United Nations mediator in the dispute between Athens and Skopje in the dispute over the use of the name

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Europe 

Serbian former cabinet minister arrested

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Jasna Matic, former Serbian telecommunication minister and former head of Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA), has been arrested

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Bulgaria 

Refugees put demands as European Commissioner Malmström visits Bulgaria’s Harmanli shelter

March 26, 2014March 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Syrian refugees

Refugees housed at the shelter in Harmanli protested during a visit by European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, demanding that

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Europe 

Ukraine apologises to Serbia for offensive video

March 26, 2014April 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia, Ukraine

The embassy of Ukraine in Serbia has sent a note to the Serbian foreign ministry apologizing for a technical mistake

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has made progress in dealing with asylum seekers, Malmström says

March 25, 2014March 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Syrian refugees

Bulgaria has made progress in improving living conditions for refugees and more effort is needed to improve the situation of

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