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Day: October 13, 2016

Europe 

Montenegro PM accuses Russia of financing anti-Nato campaign

October 13, 2016 VOANews Montenegro, Nato, Russia

Russia is pouring money into Montenegro’s election campaign in an attempt to derail the country’s progress towards joining NATO, the

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Leisure 

Countdown begins to Bansko 2016 ski season opening on December 17

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

The Bansko 2016/17 ski season starts on December 17 2016. The countdown begins. The opening ceremony and first day on

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Bulgaria 

Record as more than 34 000 apply to vote abroad in Bulgaria’s 2016 elections

October 13, 2016October 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Just more than 34 000 Bulgarians have applied to vote abroad in the country’s November 2016 presidential election, a record

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Central Election Commission will decide on ‘media packages’ for news sites

October 13, 2016October 15, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016, Media

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission will allow the awarding of “media packages” for election advertising on some news websites, depending on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Controversy deepens over ‘I don’t support anyone’ option

October 13, 2016October 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Controversy over the inclusion on the ballot paper for Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections of the option to vote “I

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Bulgaria 

Hungary charges Bulgarians, Afghans with murder over migrant death lorry

October 13, 2016October 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

Hungary has laid criminal charges of murder and aggravated migrant smuggling against 11 people, mostly Bulgarians and Afghan nationals in

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Europe 

Turkey questions historical treaty defining regional borders

October 13, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

A dispute continues to deepen between Ankara and Baghdad over the presence of Turkish soldiers near the Iraqi city of

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