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Day: October 26, 2015

Perspectives 

Poland’s choice: the day after

October 26, 2015May 10, 2024 Piotr Buras of the European Council on Foreign Relations Poland

This is an unprecedented moment in the 25 years of Polish democracy. The national-conservative Law and Justice Party won a

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Bulgaria 

Huge protest in Sofia demands removal of Siderov’s immunity from prosecution

October 26, 2015October 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

More than 1000 people gathered in the centre of Sofia on the evening of October 26 to demand that Ataka leader

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Plovdiv – Phase II

October 26, 2015May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2015, Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv will be a major political background, with the city the largest in the country to go

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Perspectives 

Opinion: EU refugee summit over Balkan route has saved Europe for now

October 26, 2015May 10, 2024 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Greece, Hungary, Turkey

Facing the complete failure of the handling of the refugee crisis, key European Union (EU) states have agreed upon emergency

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Leisure People 

Park Inn by Radisson Sofia celebrates fifth birthday

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

The Park Inn by Radisson Sofia hotel celebrated its fifth anniversary on October 21 with a party attended by more

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria election authority faces renewed criticism over ballot processing

October 26, 2015October 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) faced more public backlash on October 26 after slow processing of ballots required intervention by

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Bulgaria 

Siderov scandal: Bulgaria’s ruling party seeks constitutional change on MPs’ immunity from prosecution

October 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, the majority partner in government and the largest party in Parliament, says that it will open

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General asks Parliament to authorise arrest of Ataka’s Siderov, Chukolov

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked Parliament to authorise the arrest of Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and Ataka MP

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Europe 

European leaders agree 17-point plan on Western Balkans migration route

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

Leaders of eight European Union countries and of Serbia, Macedonia and Albania have agreed on a 17-point plan of action

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