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Day: February 4, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President’s consultative council re-iterates commitment to growth targets

February 4, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security re-iterated on February 4 the commitment of all political parties in Parliament to work

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s former conflict of interest commission chief indicted on abuse of power charges

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on February 4 that it has filed the indictment against Filip Zlatanov, the former chairperson of

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Bulgaria 

Former Bulgarian MP denied appeal, will serve effective prison sentence

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Former Bulgarian MP Mithat Tabakov lost the final appeal to have a five-year prison sentence overturned and was in custody

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria opens new road to border checkpoint with Greece

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Minister Dessislava Terzieva officially unveiled the new road stretch between Kurdjali and Podkova in southeastern Bulgaria on

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Europe 

Romanian PM Ponta seeks control over secret service

February 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta is aiming to bring one of Romania’s secret services – the Special Telecommunications Service (STS)

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Europe 

Priština expects to strike a new deal with Belgrade

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

The Kosovo government says that within the month of February, it is expecting to strike a new deal with Belgrade

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Europe 

Greece looking to attach conditions to fresh loan

February 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Reports emerged in Greece on February 3 indicating Athens will not sign up for a third Eurozone bailout deal –

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Europe 

Former US President Clinton supports EuroMaidan democracy as Yanukovych aide hints at settlement

February 4, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Former US president Bill Clinton on February 3 expressed his support for the Ukrainian EuroMaidan protest movement. “Kudos to brave

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Europe 

News Analysis: Attention focuses on Ukraine’s ‘Thin Blue Line’

February 4, 2014 Robert Coalson RFERL Ukraine

After weeks of protests and intermittent clashes between demonstrators and police in Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, the country’s

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