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Month: February 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cities to hold protests to save Strandzha nature park

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Protests were scheduled for February 11 in Sofia and several other Bulgarian cities and towns to save Strandzha nature park

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Bulgaria 

Of politics, prosecutions, pressure, lies and umbrellas

February 11, 2014February 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tsvetan Tsvetanov, former interior minister and deputy leader of centre-right opposition party GERB, has confirmed that he held talks in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Turkish road transport bodies to meet in Istanbul over permits problem

February 11, 2014February 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Road transport associations from Bulgaria and Turkey are to meet in Istanbul on February 13 2014 to discuss the issue

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Europe 

Romanian president, PM trade barbs over Renault plant

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta reacted harshly on February 11 to statements by president Traian Basescu who had warned that

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Europe 

Romanian president Basescu fined for making disparaging Roma remarks

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s discrimination watchdog has fined president Traian Basescu for making disparaging remarks against the country’s Roma minority. The council for

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Europe 

Discontent with Yanukovych spreads within ranks of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Discontent with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych – especially the violent crackdowns on EuroMaidan demonstrators – is spreading within the ranks

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Bulgaria 

War of words after Bulgarian talk show host joins political party on air

February 11, 2014February 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A hullabaloo in the media and on social networks has followed after a Bulgarian talk show host announced live on

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Europe 

EU calls for Ukraine elections, shies away from sanctions

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Ukraine

The European Union has called for the formation of a new government in Ukraine, to be followed by free and

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Europe 

Former Hellenic Postbank CEO released on unprecedented 2 million euro bail

February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Former Hellenic Postbank chief Angelos Filippides was released on bail on February 10 2014 after being ordered to pay two

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