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Day: February 19, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria condemns violence in Ukraine, Protest Network calls on President to boycott Sochi

February 19, 2014February 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on February 19 condemning the violence in Ukraine, where a crackdown on anti-Yanukovych protesters

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Bulgaria 

Israeli ambassador calls on Bulgaria to ban sale of souvenirs with Nazi symbols

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Israel’s ambassador in Sofia, Shaul Kamisa-Raz, has written a formal letter to Bulgarian authorities – with copies to mayors of

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Bulgaria 

Football fan clubs in Plovdiv offer to pay for damage to Dzhumaya Mosque

February 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Representatives of the two major football team supporters’ clubs in Plovdiv have offered to pay for the costs of the

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Europe 

Ukraine police storm Kyiv protest camp; 21 dead

February 19, 2014February 20, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Fires burned and stun grenades ripped through the center of the Ukrainian capital early Wednesday as riot police charged the

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Business 

Bulgarian central bank approves FIBank merger with Unionbank

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has said that it approved the merger of First Investment Bank (FIBank) with MKB Unionbank,

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World 

Turkey claims foreign influence on anti-corruption probes

February 19, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

With the Turkish government mired in corruption allegations, it has found an unlikely ally. Leading members of the pro-Kurdish movement

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