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Day: October 1, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian elections 2014: NGO lodges complaint over far-right party’s poster

October 1, 2014October 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

An election campaign poster by the far-right Bulgarian National Union-New Democracy party in the country’s early parliamentary elections on October

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Bulgaria 

Injuries in explosives factory blast in north-west Bulgaria

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

At least three people were injured in a powerful blast at an explosives factory in Gorni Lom in Bulgaria’s Vidin

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Bulgaria 

Ownership of landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral settled as Bulgarian Orthodox Church gets title deed

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Sofia

After years of uncertainty and disputes about the ownership of Sofia landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet settled the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet approves funding reshuffle to improve land border security

October 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved a reshuffle of funding to pay for three steps to improve land border security, the

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World 

US confirms airstrikes near Turkey – Syria border

October 1, 2014 VOANews Turkey

U.S.-led airstrikes hit near a key Syrian border town for a second day, as Kurdish fighters defend the area from

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Bulgaria 

31 arrests in Bulgarian-Spanish operation against Bulgarian organised crime group

October 1, 2014October 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian and Spanish judicial and law enforcement authorities, working in close co-operation with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) in The

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Europe 

Archaeology: The Caryatids were close to four metres high

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency archaeology, Greece

The KH’ Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities is continuing its archaeological research in the tomb complex in the hill

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB holds strong lead ahead of October 5 elections – poll

October 1, 2014October 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, Bulgarian elections 2014

Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party continues to hold a strong lead a few days ahead of Bulgaria’s October 5 early

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Bulgaria 

Electricity prices in Bulgaria increase by close to 10% on October 1

October 1, 2014October 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) approved on October 1 electricity price increases of an average 9.79 per cent,

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