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Day: October 19, 2016

Europe 

Alexis Tsipras to begin marathon talks on Greek debt relief

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be in Brussels on October 20 to participate in a European leaders’ summit that will officially

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Europe World 

FBI, Czech police arrest alleged Russian hacker linked to US attacks

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 VOANews Czech Republic, Russia

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, working with Czech police, arrested a Russian citizen in Prague on Wednesday in connection with

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Bulgaria 

CETA: Bulgaria wants ‘irreversible guarantees’ from Canada on elimination of visas

October 19, 2016October 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Bulgaria’s government said on October 19 that it would not support the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves further 20M leva for fence at Turkish border against migration

October 19, 2016October 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on October 19 a further 20 million leva (about 10.23 million euro) towards the building of a

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Europe 

193 arrested in 43-country international operation against airline fraudsters

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 193 individuals suspected of travelling with airline tickets bought using stolen, compromised or fake credit card details

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria charges former energy minister with criminal mismanagement over Belene financial damage

October 19, 2016October 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgarian prosecutors said on October 19 that they had laid charges of criminal mismanagement against Petar Dimitrov, who was economy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to investigate Belene nuclear power station project

October 19, 2016October 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament has voted to set up an ad hoc committee, headed by nationalist minority coalition Patriotic Front co-leader Valeri

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Europe 

Obama to visit Greece?

October 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The story that US president Barack Obama will visit Greece on November 14 – 15th, a week after the US

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Europe 

Muiznieks: Europe is getting ‘nastier’ for Jews

October 19, 2016January 2, 2019 Deutsche Welle

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe, with public figures trying to “brush over” past crimes against Jews, CoE human

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