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Day: January 28, 2014

Europe 

EU urges rights, democracy in Ukraine in summit with Russia

January 28, 2014February 10, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The European Union welcomed a rollback of repressive laws in Ukraine, part of the rapid concessions made by the Ukrainian

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Bulgaria 

Constitutional Court overturns Bulgarian Parliament’s resolution extending moratorium on sale of land to foreigners – reports

January 28, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

As was expected, Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court unanimously declared unconstitutional, in a January 28 ruling, a resolution by the National Assembly

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s muddle over moratorium on selling land to foreigners

January 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court was expected to overturn a 2013 parliamentary resolution calling for an extension to the year 2020 of

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Europe 

Mladic refuses to testify before UN Tribunal

January 28, 2014February 6, 2014 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has appeared in the UN war crimes court in The Hague, but refused

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Perspectives 

For Bulgaria, ‘months of permanent scandal ahead’

January 28, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, editors pick, Georgi Purvanov, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

Political commentator Dimitar Ganev, speaking on Bulgarian National Radio on January 28, said that months of permanent scandal lay ahead

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria set to raise civil servants’, MPs’ salaries – report

January 28, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government has approved amendments to regulations governing the pay of senior civil servants that will allow it to increase

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Europe 

Ukrainian PM Azarov resigns as parliament session gets under way

January 28, 2014February 10, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who has led Ukraine’s government since President Viktor Yanukovych took power in 2010, has resigned. Azarov

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Bulgaria 

Anti-government ‘occupation’ of Sofia University ends

January 28, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

The anti-government group that had been occupying the central campus of Sofia University, barring access to outsiders, ended its occupation

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Europe 

Hollande’s Turkey visit hints at warming ties

January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

French President François Hollande is in Turkey for a two-day visit aimed at improving relations between the two countries. French

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