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Day: August 26, 2015

Europe World 

Turkey’s election appears to be all about Erdogan

August 26, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s name won’t appear on any of the ballot papers Turks will be presented with on November 1

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Europe 

EU ministers to meet Saturday on security

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

European Union ministers are to meet in Paris Saturday to look for ways to tighten regional security after last week’s attack

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Europe 

Bulgaria deploys military to back up Border Police at border with Macedonia

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgaria has deployed military personnel to assist Border Police at three border crossings with Macedonia in the regions of Blagoevgrad

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria prepares to seek damages for idle South Stream assets

August 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was preparing to seek damages for the idled properties that were due to host infrastructure for the now-abandoned

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Europe 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Don’t pick up hitchhikers in Greece

August 26, 2015August 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry recommended on August 26 that Bulgarian citizens travelling in Greece should not pick up hitchhikers. The advisory

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s October municipal elections to cost 51M leva – Finance Minister

August 26, 2015September 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

Bulgaria’s 2015 mayoral and municipal elections, the first round of which will be held on October 25, will cost close

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Europe 

Ahead of Jewish High Holy Days, Israel releases travel advisory for Europe

August 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days, Israel has released a travel advisory warning that Jewish sites in Western

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Europe World 

Turkey will fly in anti-IS missions, Pentagon says

August 26, 2015 Carla Babb of VOANews Turkey

Turkey has agreed to fly in coalition air missions against Islamic State, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said Tuesday. The

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Europe 

Russia sentences Ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years

August 26, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A Russian military court in Rostov-on-Don Tuesday sentenced acclaimed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison on

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