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Mitov: Schengen area needs to be kept as it is

April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Russia, Schengen, Turkey

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Daniel Mitov gave an exclusive interview to IBNA. The head of Bulgarian diplomacy spoke

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Bulgarian Socialist Party signs co-operation agreement with A Just Russia party

April 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Visiting Moscow, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Mihail Mikov signed an agreement with Sergey Mironov’s A Just Russia (Справедливая Россия)

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Europe 

Why Russia is rocking the European boat

April 23, 2016 VOANews Russia

In an April 6 referendum in the Netherlands, a majority of participants voted against approving an association agreement between the

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Nato-Russia talks fail, but raise hopes

April 23, 2016 VOANews Nato, Russia

Nato and Russia held their first dialogue in two years this week. The meeting among ambassadors of the alliance and

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Nato, Russian officials meet for first time in two years

April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 VOANews Nato, Russia

The NATO-Russia Council has convened for the first time since 2014, with recent tensions between Russia and the United States

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Polish presidents back strengthening Nato’s eastern flank

April 18, 2016April 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Nato, Poland, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

In talks on April 18 with visiting Polish president Andrzej Duda, Bulgarian head of state Rossen Plevneliev has spoken strongly

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sees sanctions on Russia as a tool to change Moscow’s policies, Mitov tells German FM

April 13, 2016April 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia

Bulgaria sees sanctions against Russia as an effective tool to change the policies of Moscow, not as a punishment of

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Europe 

Poland marks sixth anniversary of Smolensk plane crash

April 11, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia

Poland commemorated on Sunday six years since the plane carrying President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people including Poland’s top

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Europe 

Analysts: Putin’s National Guard meant to put down public unrest

April 8, 2016 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announced plans Tuesday to form a National Guard with the stated goal of fighting terrorism and

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