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Growing Numbers of Bulgarian Pensioners Visit Greece

Published by Novinite on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 14:20

Bulgarian pensioners become more frequent visitors to Greek islands for Easter. 

A survey of Bulgaria's Darik national radio among tourist agencies found that this spring Greece and Turkey are more preferred by Bulgarians above middle age. 

61 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended At Bulgaria's “Green” Border

Published by Novinite on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 12:41

Sixty-one illegal immigrants were apprehended at Bulgaria's “green” border with Turkey in the last 24 hours, Interior Ministry said. 

They are taken to the primary holding centers and are receiving medical attention. Later they will be processed in accordance with the legal requirements. 

Seven Dead After Gunman Storms Turkey's Statistics Office

Published by Novinite on Wed, 03/19/2014 - 10:49

A gunman killed 6 people and committed suicide after storming a statistics office in Turkey's city of Kars.

Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reports that several others were injured.

Two children among seven dead in Lesvos sea tragedy

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 03/18/2014 - 14:30


Two children, a girl and a boy, and three women were among seven migrants who drowned off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos in the early hours of Tuesday when the plastic boat that was carrying them from Turkey to Greece took on water, the state-run Athens-Macedonia News Agency has confirmed.

Seven migrants killed in boat sinking

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 03/18/2014 - 08:23


Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they had recovered the bodies of seven immigrants who drowned overnight when a boat sank in the eastern Aegean Sea after traveling illegally from nearby Turkey.

Belgrade declaration on social entrepreneurship signed

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 03/14/2014 - 19:50

BELGRADE - The representatives of non-governmental organizations from the region of the Western Balkans and Turkey signed on Friday the Belgrade Declaration on Development of Social Entrepreneurship, with an aim to draw attention of the decision-makers in the EU and other countries to the steps that need to be taken for further development of social economy.

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