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Day: October 29, 2013

Bulgaria 

Student ‘occupation’ in Bulgarian universities expected to spread

October 29, 2013October 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Students from the University for National and World Economics (UNWE) in Sofia were set to join the spreading “occupation” protests

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Ouranoupolis on the Mount Athos peninsula in Greece photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs in controversial ‘resignation’ call incident during visit to Mt Athos

October 29, 2013October 29, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

Members of Bulgaria’s Parliament, among them Ataka ultra-nationalist Pavel Shopov, were involved in an incident on a ferry boat from

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Sport 

Sofia hosts WTA Tournament of Champions

October 29, 2013October 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian capital Sofia will play host to the WTA Tournament of Champions for a second year running in 2013, at

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Europe 

Greek president Papoulias tell country’s lenders: ‘Greeks have had enough’

October 29, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

“We have given all that we could and can’t give anything more (…) This must be acknowledged by Europe. The

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Europe 

Groundbreaking ceremony for US missile defence facility held in Romania

October 29, 2013 Zlatica Hoke of VOANews Romania

Romania and the United States have inaugurated a military site that will be part of the NATO missile defense system

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