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Poland to hold general election on Sunday October 25

October 24, 2015October 25, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish voters will go to the polls on Sunday to choose the full slate of 460 MPs to the lower

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Migrant women and children on the move in Europe subjected to abuse, sexual violence – UNHCR

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says it is concerned by credible testimonies it has received of abuse of

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IOM: Greece records highest weekly migration inflows in 2015 so far

October 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greece saw the highest migration inflows since the beginning of 2015 in the past week, the International Organization for Migration

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Top 10 facts about Ukraine’s October 25 local elections

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s elections on October 25 are the nation’s next democratic step in choosing its leaders following last year’s EuroMaidan Revolution

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Sofia eyes political process in Skopje with concern

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

As an immediate neighbour, Bulgaria is following with particular concern the difficulties in the development of the political process in

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World Bank: Weak economies in Europe to slow growth of remittance flows in 2015

October 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Weak economies in Europe, especially Russia, are slowing the growth of remittance flows in 2015, according to the World Bank’s

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Poll: Most Ukrainians don’t understand how to vote in October 25 elections

October 23, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

With the campaign for October 25 local elections in Ukraine in its final days, more voters know who they want

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Poland’s youth is key as October 25 election looms

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Deutsche Welle Poland

Poland’s young voters are disillusioned with the ruling pro-European liberals. That’s the main reason why the liberals are likely to

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UN blasts Czechs over ‘degrading’ detention of migrants

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 VOANews Czech Republic

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is accusing the Czech Republic of detaining migrants and refugees in “degrading”

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