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A 39-year-old Bulgarian citizen has been charged with trafficking in excise goods after he was detained by the Romanian Border Police at Giurgiu-Ruse border checkpoint in an attempt to import 1,000 packs of cigarettes with Bulgarian excise label to Romania, BTA reported.

President Klaus Iohannis laid a wreath on Wednesday morning in front of Colectiv Club, in the memory of the tragedy which occurred four years ago. On this occasion, the head of state lit a candle and kept a moment of silence before the improvised altar in front of the club in the memory of the victims of the fire which took place on 30 October 2015.

Turkey will open a consulate in Japan's Nagoya city, the fourth largest city of the Asian country, under a presidential decree.

Turkey's economic confidence index rose to 89.8 in October, official data have revealed.

The Colectiv tragedy remains a "difficult" lesson, "a deep wound" in the memory of Romanians that requires a strong sense of responsibility on the part of all, dismissed Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Wednesday. "October 30, 2015 has gone down in our memory as one of the saddest days, when the destinies of dozens of young people were ended.

On the other hand, they expressed deep regrets about the European Council's failure to set a date for the opening the accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania.

Hitting back at claims by Ankara according to which Greek authorities have pushed back tens of thousands of migrants this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared that, on the contrary, the Hellenic Coast Guard has saved thousands of lives while also protecting Greece's borders.

Turkey and Russia will start joint military patrols in the safe zone area in Syria, Turkey's national defense minister said on Oct. 29.

President Nicos Anastasiades has stressed that the Republic of Cyprus is determined to proceed with its energy plans and to make good use of the gas reserves that have been discovered as a source of regional economic cooperation, growth and prosperity.

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to recognize the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as a genocide, a symbolic but historic vote instantly denounced by Turkey.