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Month: October 2013

Bulgaria 

Ataka, BSP MPs threaten court action against theologian over Mt Athos ferry incident

October 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Members of Parliament from two of the parties in Bulgaria’s ruling axis, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and Ataka, have pledged

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government student protest keeps up the pace

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

Motorists in a street in central Sofia were treated to a dance performance – whether they wanted such a performance

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Europe 

Troika’s second review of Cyprus economy begins

October 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

For the next 10 days, until November 8, the fiscal restructuring progress and the financial system of Cyprus will once

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Europe 

Plight of ‘Maria’ puts spotlight on Roma In Europe

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

A little blonde girl in Greece is at the center of a Europe-wide row over the treatment of Roma people 

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Europe 

Bosphorus tunnel opens linking Europe, Asia

October 30, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

For the first time, Turkey has connected its European and Asian sides with a railway tunnel. The Marmaray tunnel, which

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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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