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Day: October 17, 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes debt collection protection amendments

October 17, 2017October 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs voted on October 17 to pass amendments to the Civil Procedure Code, tabled by the Ombudsman’s office, aimed

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Europe World 

Trump praises Greece as ‘most stable country in the region’

October 17, 2017 VOANews Greece

US president Donald Trump said he had “very productive” discussions at the White House Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis

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Perspectives 

What to do about Turkey?

October 17, 2017 Fredrik Wesslau of the European Council on Foreign Relations Turkey

Turkey will be on the menu as European leaders meet for dinner in Brussels on October 19, but it won’t

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Europe 

Malta: Europe reels from murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

October 17, 2017 Deutsche Welle Media

The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia sent shockwaves across Europe a day after her car exploded near her home, prompting

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World 

Europe mulls policy response as Trump repeats threat to end Iran deal

October 17, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

The European Union’s foreign policy chief describes US  president Donald Trump’s decision not to re-certify Iran’s compliance with the 2015

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Europe 

Triple, warm handshake for Tsipras – Trump

October 17, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

At 7pm sharp Greek time, the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at the White House to meet US president

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President’s consultative council fails to solve key disputes over proposed new anti-corruption body

October 17, 2017October 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

A meeting on October 17 of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security, called by President Roumen Radev, failed after four

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Bulgaria 

Politicians are ‘primary censors’ of Bulgarian-language media, poll of journalists finds

October 17, 2017October 18, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

Politicians are the “primary censors” of the Bulgarian-language media, demanding to edit interviews with them before publication and to determine

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Bulgaria 

Main part of renovations of Sofia’s NDK ahead of Bulgaria EU Presidency ‘to finish by November 15’

October 17, 2017October 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency, Sofia

Major building work in the renovation of the National Palace of Culture, NDK, in Sofia is to be completed by

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