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Year: 2013

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Bulgaria 

Three arrested for attack on refugees in Sofia

December 3, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

A third suspect was arrested on December 3 in connection with the serious assault and robbery two days earlier of

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Europe 

Ukraine’s EU option still open amid stand-off with protesters

December 3, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Ukraine

With protesters occupying Kiev’s Independence Square, the Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, is facing the prospect of a general strike amid

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Europe 

Tired of mayhem at home, Yanukovych flees to China

December 3, 2013 Anastasia Forina of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Thousands of Ukrainians remain on the streets in Kyiv, demanding the resignation of the country’s government as well as its

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Europe 

US urges Ukraine to listen to its people

December 3, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged the Ukrainian government on Tuesday to “listen to the voices of its people”

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Europe 

Bulgarian anti-government protesters support protesters in Ukraine

December 3, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Ukraine

Envoys from Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network were scheduled to leave for Ukraine on December 3 2013 to show solidarity with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev at Chanukah ceremony at Sofia Central Synagogue

December 3, 2013March 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev took part in a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony at Sofia Central Synagogue on December 3 2013. Chanukah

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MP Georgi Markov quits GERB parliamentary group

December 3, 2013December 3, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The resignation of one of centre-right opposition party GERB’s MPs from its parliamentary group sparked surprise in the 42nd National

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian pupils close to bottom among European countries in international assessment of mathematics skills

December 3, 2013December 3, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria came in at 47th place out of 65 countries whose 15-year-old pupils took part in an international assessment of

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Europe 

Thousands of protesters call for political change in Ukraine

December 3, 2013December 3, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

The Ukrainian parliament has rejected an opposition motion to hold a no-confidence vote on the government of Prime Minister Mykola

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