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Month: February 2014

Leisure 

Making the most of your life abroad

February 21, 2014February 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Are you embarking on a new adventure? Whether you are moving abroad for your job, for love or to open

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Bulgaria 

Election code approved by Parliament, faces further hurdles

February 21, 2014February 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly completed on February 21 the marathon second-reading vote of the controversial Bulgarian Socialist Party-proposed election code,

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Europe 

Ukrainian president, opposition leaders sign EU-brokered deal

February 21, 2014February 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and the leaders of the main opposition parties in parliament signed on February 21 an agreement

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Europe 

Bloodlust: at least 75 killed in week of carnage in Ukraine

February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 Christopher J Miller of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

As police bullets and tear gas rained down on protesters at Independence Square just after dawn on Feb. 20, the

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Europe 

Gunshots reported in Ukrainian capital; possible deal reached

February 21, 2014February 21, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Reports from Ukraine say shots have been fired near Kyiv’s Independence Square, after the government announced a preliminary deal with

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Europe 

EU agrees to targeted sanctions against Ukraine

February 20, 2014February 23, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Ukraine

The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions against Ukraine, including visa bans and asset freezes targeting those believed responsible

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Europe 

EU talks with government, opposition in Ukraine continue

February 20, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Three foreign ministers from the EU are in talks again with President Viktor Yanukovych on finding a way out of

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Europe 

Poland ready to accept Ukrainians seeking medical help or refugee status

February 20, 2014February 21, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Ukraine

Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk said that Polish hospitals are getting ready to take in Ukrainian citizens injured in the

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Europe 

Slovakia on alert over neighbouring Ukraine

February 20, 2014 Michaela Terenzani-Stankova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia, Ukraine

Slovakian foreign minister Miroslav Lajčák and other EU foreign ministers were meeting to impose sanctions on people who are, in

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