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Day: October 17, 2014

Bulgaria 

GERB abandons coalition co-operation talks with Bulgaria Without Censorship

October 17, 2014October 21, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2014

Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party cut short coalition government co-operation first-round talks with Nikolai Barekov’s Bulgaria Without Censorship party and

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Europe 

Russian, Israeli, UK and Turkish military ‘squeeze’ into Cyprus EEZ

October 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Russia, Turkey

Russian, Israeli, British and Turkish military forces will all be “squeezed” into the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) in the next few

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors seek foreign experts to work on Gorni Lom explosion investigation

October 17, 2014October 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian prosecutors have made contact with several foreign countries to get experts to work on the investigation into the deadly

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Europe 

Hungary: Only Jobbik satisfied as Fidesz marches on

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

Hungary’s local elections on October 12 delivered few surprises as Fidesz consolidated its power and the left-wing conceded ground to Jobbik.

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Europe 

Greece seeks trial for Golden Dawn group members

October 17, 2014 VOANews Greece

A Greek prosecutor has recommended dozens of members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn movement, including 18 lawmakers, stand trial on

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: We will not accept a coalition that is ‘anti’ other parties

October 17, 2014October 19, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014

Boiko Borissov, leader of centre-right GERB – winner of the largest number of seats in Bulgaria’s new Parliament – says

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Bulgaria 

Thermal cameras scan for Ebola at Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Airport

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Strict security measures have been introduced at the airport at Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv in response to the Ebola disease.

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Europe 

EU pledges to toughen Ebola screening

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 VOANews

European Union nations have promised to toughen screening measures for Ebola, and to forge a common approach in fighting the

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