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Son of ‘Gülenist’ repatriated to Turkey rejects Bulgarian Interior Ministry claim none sought asylum

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

At least one of the seven suspected followers of Fethullah Gülen who were repatriated to Turkey by Bulgaria had wanted

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Europe 

Romania will not sign the EU-Canada trade agreement

October 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania does not agree with the signing of the trade agreement with Canada, the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) said. Romania

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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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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Border Police: Turks returned to Turkey did not ask for international protection

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The seven Turkish nationals returned to Turkey by Bulgarian Border Police after trying to cross into Romania had said only

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria handed to Turkey seven allegedly involved in coup attempt against Erdoğan – reports

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria has quietly handed over to Turkey seven more people suspected of links to the movement of Fethullah Gülen and

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Europe 

35.7% of the Greek population is living in poverty

October 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

More than one in three people in Greece are living in poverty or social exclusion and on average one in

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Perspectives 

Will Bulgaria’s presidential elections lead to early parliamentary elections?

October 17, 2016October 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

Political parties participating in a coalition government experience give-and-take. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, amid the stoked-up temperature of the

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