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Day: October 21, 2015

Bulgaria 

Mitov in Athens: Greece and Bulgaria to work together on European integration of Western Balkans

October 21, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece is an important partner and friend of Bulgaria and is important for us to coordinate our positions in this

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Europe 

EC President Juncker calls special summit on Western Balkans migrant emergency

October 21, 2015October 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia

European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker has called a special meeting of heads of state and government on October 25

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Europe 

Syria offensives trigger more Turkey-bound refugees

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Turkey

Turkish officials say 50,000 refugees have left the Syrian city of Aleppo and are heading to the border, but it

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Europe 

Romania indicts former president Iliescu on charges of crimes against humanity

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian prosecutors said on October 21 2015 that former president Ion Iliescu has been indicted on charges of crimes against

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court confirms acquittal of former interior minister Tsvetanov on embezzlement charges

October 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) ruled on October 21 to uphold earlier rulings by the Sofia City Court and

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Bulgaria 

Human rights NGO queries Bulgarian Interior Ministry’s statements on shooting death of migrant

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Human rights NGO the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) says that it has interviewed Afghanistan migrants and found “significant differences” in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Poland to sign deal on MiG jet fighter upgrade on October 22

October 21, 2015October 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Poland

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev headed for Warsaw on October 21, the day before the scheduled signing with his Polish

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