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Day: October 4, 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria needs more funds to cope with refugee situation, European Commissioner Georgieva says

October 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, whose portfolio covers humanitarian aid and crisis response, said that she understood that the country

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Bulgaria 

Anti-government Protest Network calls for daily protests to become weekly

October 4, 2013October 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

The anti-government Protest Network issued a call on October 3, the 112th day of protests demanding the resignation of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian businessman charged in Belene ‘embezzlement’ case

October 4, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Belene

Bulgarian business executive Bogomil Manchev, chief executive of the Risk Engineering company, was on October 4 2013 charged with incitement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament cancels sitting after again failing to muster quorum

October 4, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

The sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament that had been scheduled for October 4 2013 was cancelled because of the latest failure

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s tourism revenue growth ‘outpacing economic development’

October 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria currently is seeing an increase of about 5.8 per cent in tourists compared to the same period last year

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Europe 

Erdogan reduces military service; reveals plans for Presidency

October 4, 2013October 4, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed the reduction of military service in an interview with TV networks A Haber

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria in talks on redirecting refugees to neighbouring countries

October 4, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry was holding active consultations and talks on redirecting refugees to neighbouring countries, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior

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Europe 

EU, UNHCR speak out after Lampedusa tragedy

October 4, 2013October 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Cecilia Malmström and the head of the UN High Commission for Refugees António Guterres are

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Europe 

Golden Dawn developments ‘testing the far-right waters’ in Cyprus too

October 4, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Greece

The fast moving developments over Golden Dawn in Greece have stirred a domestic debate in Cyprus regarding the nature and

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