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Day: October 19, 2015

Europe 

Migrants stuck at borders as officials squabble along Balkan route

October 19, 2015 Deutsche Welle Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia

Thousands of refugees waited for hours in the rain before entering Croatia, as officials struggled with a growing backlog. Slovenia

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Bulgaria Europe 

Bulgaria participates in Nato’s live military exercise Trident Juncture in Italy

October 19, 2015October 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato Allies and partner nations kicked off the Alliance’s Trident Juncture live military exercise on October 19 2015 during an

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors question PM Borissov over ‘permission’ for Russian flights

October 19, 2015October 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgaria’s Supreme Cassation Prosecution questioned Prime Minister Boiko Borissov in connection with a complaint filed by the Protest Network about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s October 2015 elections: 267 candidate mayors worked for State Security

October 19, 2015October 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

A total of 267 candidate mayors in Bulgaria’s October 25 2015 mayoral and municipal elections had worked for the country’s

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August was 944.3M euro

October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the eight months of the year stood at 944.3 million euro, the equivalent of

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Europe 

Thousands of migrants stranded between Serbia and Croatia

October 19, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey

Several thousand migrants remain stranded Monday along the Croatian-Serbian border.  They spent a cold night with little food after Hungary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police detain 58 migrants in Bourgas region

October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

A total of 58 migrants were detained on October 18 by police in the Black Sea city of Bourgas and

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Business 

Hackers stole more than 3M euro from Bulgarian companies

October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Hackers have stolen more than three million euro from Bulgarian companies in the past seven months, according to the head

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Europe 

Merkel: Germany wants a stable Turkey

October 19, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

On her official visit to Turkey on October 18, German chancellor Angel Merkel had good results from her meetings with

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