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Day: November 28, 2013

Europe 

EU summit opens, overshadowed by Ukraine

November 28, 2013November 29, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

A European Union summit opened Thursday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, overshadowed by Ukraine’s decision not to sign a landmark

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament postpones vote on Gambling Act amendments

November 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament decided to postpone the vote on the first reading of the Gambling Act amendments, bring the country’s legislation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria orders shopping mall inspections

November 28, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Government said on November 28 that it has ordered inspections to check the structural soundness of the shopping malls

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s first snow: more traffic disruptions and blackouts

November 28, 2013November 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

After two days of intermittent snowfall, new reports of traffic disruptions and villages without power in Bulgaria emerged on November

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Perspectives 

After Ukraine, will Russia next lean on Moldova and Georgia?

November 28, 2013February 11, 2014 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

After Ukraine, seemingly under Russian pressure, made a U-turn last week on its road towards closer integragration with the European

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Business 

Poland to launch commercial shale gas extraction in 2014 – minister

November 28, 2013November 28, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Poland will begin commercial production of shale gas next year, deputy Environment Minister and Chief National Geologist Piotr Wozniak said

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Europe 

Bosnian-Croat president charged with abuse of power

November 28, 2013November 28, 2013 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

The president of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Muslim-Croat federation has been charged with abuse of power for allegedly pardoning criminals. Prosecutors say Zivko

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