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Day: October 10, 2013

Bulgaria 

Protest blockade at Bulgarian-Turkish border lifted on third day

October 10, 2013October 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

The blockade at Turkish-Bulgarian border checkpoints by Turkish lorry drivers protesting at Bulgarian vehicle inspections was lifted on its third

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission names more credit millionaires with State Security backgrounds

October 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with identifying people who were involved with the country’s communist-era State Security,

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Europe 

European People’s Party leader Wilfried Martens dies

October 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Wilfried Martens, president of the European People’s Party since 1990 and a former prime minister of Belgium, has died at

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Europe 

Heated debate in European Parliament on Roma immigration

October 10, 2013October 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Members of the European Parliament traded barbs on October 9 on the Roma immigration issue without reaching any conclusion which

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Business 

IMF: Global financial system faces major transitions

October 10, 2013 VOANews IMF

The International Monetary Fund says the global financial system is facing several difficult transitions as world economies seek greater stability.

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Europe 

Serbian government announces austerity measures

October 10, 2013October 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Serbian finance minister Lazar Krstić has announced six economic measures to address public savings, fiscal stability and to promote growth

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World 

Azerbaijan’s Iham Aliyev elected president for third time, amid ‘falsification’ allegations

October 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev is set to return as president for a third term, with a reported 85 per cent of

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