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Day: October 20, 2015

Europe 

EU membership more elusive than ever for Turkey

October 20, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Moves by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to clamp down on the Kurdish minority and the media before next month’s

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Europe 

Refugees scramble to reach Europe before winter

October 20, 2015October 22, 2015 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Croatia, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian refugees, Turkey

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports a spike in arrivals in Greece as a result of a last minute scramble

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to introduce ‘junk-food tax’, targets 150M leva in revenue in 2016

October 20, 2015October 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian consumers could pay indirect taxes on foodstuffs with high added sugar, salt, caffeine and hydrogenated oils content starting next

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issued close to 8800 first-time residence permits in 2014, most to Russians

October 20, 2015October 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria issued a total of 8795 first-time residence permits in 2014, just more than 3300 to Russians, according to figures

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Europe 

Europe’s migrant crisis: ‘Unprecedented number’ in Greece, new measures at Slovenia-Croatia border

October 20, 2015October 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian refugees

The countries of the Balkans are continuing their unequal struggle with the huge numbers of migrants arriving and crossing external

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