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Senate Blocks Immigration Plans

The Senate blocked four immigration proposals Thursday, deepening a bitter impasse over how to protect 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Bloomberg reports.

"Let's open all chapters and have Serbia join EU in 2022"

Speaking on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, he assessed that the year 2022 could be realistic for EU's enlargement to the two Balkan countries.

Hungary's foreign minister also said he was disappointed by the recently unveiled enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans and that "integration and the enlargement process must be much, much faster."

UK to Seek EU Mutual Recognition Deal For Financial Services

Britain's government is ready to push for a mutual recognition system to regulate financial services after it leaves the EU in order to preserve the City of London's access to the bloc, Reuters reported on Friday.

Bitcoin is Currently over $10,000

The world's most popular cryptocurrency bitcoin overcame the $ 10,000 psychological barrier, according to trade data.

According to the CoinMarketCap portal, at 20:31 (Bulgarian time), the value of the bitcoin jumped 7.36% to $ 10,013.

At Bitfinex, just a few minutes before, the cryptocurrency hit reached $ 10,047.

Turkey proposed Turkish, US troops station together in Syria’s Manbij: Report

Turkey has proposed to the United States that People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants withdraw to east of the Euphrates River in Syria and that Turkish and U.S. troops be stationed together in the country’s Manbij area, Reuters reported on Feb. 16, citing a Turkish official.

Serb Policeman Killed Four Kosovo Men, Claims Witness

A witness at the war crimes trial of former Serb policeman Zoran Vukotic testified that his family was abused and robbed by the defendant, and accused him of killing four Kosovo Albanian men during the war in May 1999.

With a New Victory Dimitrov Qualified for the Quarterfinals in Rotterdam

Grigor Dimitrov achieved a second victory at the ATP 500 series in Rotterdam, which placed him in the quarterfinals. The fifth in the world rankings beat Serbian Philip Krajinovic with 2:0 (7-6 (4), 7-5). The duel was generally the same and the victory did not come easily.

Greece is Investigating the Death of a Bulgarian in Serres

Greek authorities investigate the death of a Bulgarian, the Kathimerini newspaper reported.

The man's body was found on Thursday in the northern town of Serres in a house by a Bulgarian who was looking for him. The initial assessment of the local pathoanatoma is that the man has received head injuries which most likely led to his death.

Greece warns that it will respond to Turkish aggression

Government Spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos has warned Turkey that Greece will respond to any further acts of aggression.

"If there is another act of Turkish aggression on Greek territory, there will be a response and there is no other way for us," he told Skai TV on Friday morning.

Macedonia to Scrap Alexander Signs To Appease Greece

Macedonia will soon start replacing the old "Alexander the Great" name signs from Skopje airport and from the E-75 highway that leads toward Greece.

The government's decision to rename key infrastructure was published on Thursday in the official gazette.

Senior ISIL leader caught in Turkey extradited to Iraq

Iraqi authorities stated on Feb. 15 that Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi, a top leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has been extradited to Iraq from Turkey.

Milan Won 3:0 Against Ludogorets in Razgrad

"Ludogorets" suffered a heavy loss of 0: 3 in their home against "Milan" in their first 1/16-final match in Europa League. This almost puts an end to the hopes of the Razgrad players that they will continue in the tournament.

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