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Day: October 19, 2013

Europe 

Cyprus tax authorities comb through suspect money transfers abroad

October 19, 2013October 19, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

At the time right after the bail-in decision that affected the depositors of the main Cypriot banks, a highly charged

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Bulgaria 

Protests continue, no-confidence motion mulled over refugee situation in Bulgaria

October 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Bulgaria saw its latest protests against purported plans for placement of refugees, this time in Varna and in the town

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Europe 

US to use Romanian airbase for Afghan pullout

October 19, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Romania

Romania has agreed to allow the U.S. military to use an airbase near the Black Sea as a key logistics

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Business 

Amcham to host conference on Bulgarian perspective on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

October 19, 2013October 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham) is hosting a one-day conference on October 24 on the Bulgarian perspective

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Europe 

EU bringing 65 companies to Israel to strengthen EU-Israel business ties

October 19, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani will bring 65 industry associations and companies representatives from 17 EU member states to Israel

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World 

UN refugee agency urges countries to ensure safe passage for Syrians fleeing conflict

October 19, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

With the numbers of Syrians seeking safety in Europe on the rise, the United Nations refugee agency said on October

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World 

Turkey’s ‘anti-terror’ law casts increasingly wide net

October 19, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s democratic reform package is facing criticism following the Justice Ministry’s revelation that 20,000 people

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Europe 

More than 1100 refugees from the war in Kosovo still in Macedonia

October 19, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Macedonia

More than 1100 refugees from the 1999 war in Kosovo are still in Macedonia. The United Nations High Commission for

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Europe 

Floods sweep southern Romania

October 19, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

More than 60 litres of rainwater fell in Pitesti, within just three hours. Several inhabitants were rescued by boats. Dozens of

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