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Zaev confirms ‘Republic of Ilinden Macedonia’ is proposal to resolve Macedonia name dispute

May 20, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

In Skopje, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has confirmed that “Republic of Ilinden Macedonia” is the option proposed to resolve the

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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: ‘Ilinden Macedonian Republic’ discussed as solution, reports say

May 18, 2018May 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Greece, Macedonia

The day after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from Skopje, Zoran Zaev, held talks in Sofia, with

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EU – Western Balkans Summit: The Sofia Declaration – full text

May 17, 2018May 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

At the European Union – Western Balkans summit in the Bulgarian capital on May 17, EU leaders agreed on the

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Auditors: Delays, discrimination among ‘challenges’ to integration of legal migrants in EU

May 17, 2018May 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Auditors said on May 17 that it had identified a number of challenges, including delays, discrimination

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Zaev, Tsipras to meet in Sofia on morning of May 17

May 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from Skopje, Zoran Zaev, will meet on May 17 2018 at 10.30am

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EU municipalities can apply from May 15 for funding for free wi-fi in public spaces

May 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The first call for municipality applications for free Wi-Fi hotspots will open on May 15 2018 at 1pm CEST, the

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Europe 

EU slams Trump decision to dump Iran nuclear deal

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union regrets the May 8 statement by US president Donald Trump on the nuclear deal with Iran (Joint

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Snapchat latest IT platform to join EU Code of Conduct to fight illegal hate speech online

May 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Snap.Inc announced on May 7 2018 that it is joining the EU’s Code of Conduct on countering illegal online hate

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Bulgarian connection as EU-wide VAT fraud organised crime group busted

May 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities assisted in a bust of an organised crime group involved in pan-European VAT fraud and money laundering, with

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