Two killed, 30 injured as armed men storm government buildings in Crimea
Ukraine’s acting interior minister Arsen Avakov put police and security forces on alert after buildings of the Crimean parliament and
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Month: February 2014
Belgium’s Delhaize Group to sell Bulgarian chain Piccadilly
Belgian retailer Delhaize Group said that it signed an agreement with AP Mart on February 26 to sell its operations
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EU visa-free travel for Moldovans a step closer after European Parliament vote
The European Parliament voted on February 27 2014 to approve abolishing visa requirements for citizens of Moldova who have biometric
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Cabinet being asked to transfer 3M leva more for ‘Bulgarian Louvre’ project
Bulgaria’s cabinet is to be asked to add three million leva to the budget for the controversial “Bulgarian Louvre” project
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NASA finds ‘planet bonanza’ of 715 new worlds
NASA’s Kepler mission said on February 26 2014 that it had found 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305
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Arseniy Yatseniuk nominated to lead new government as Ukraine prime minister
Leaders of the EuroMaidan revolution that toppled Viktor Yanukovych as president took the stage of Kyiv’s Independence Square on February
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Bulgarian President says he will veto Electoral Code
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on February 26 that he would veto parts of the new Electoral Code, approved by
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Sofia City Court jails man for three and a half years for threatening to kill Ahmed Dogan
Sofia City Court has sentenced Oktai Enimehmedov, the man seen pointing a gas pistol at the head of Ahmed Dogan
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Prosecutor-General orders tax investigation of Peevski, Vassilev and Barekov
The National Revenue Agency is to conduct full tax audits of Delyan Peevski, Tsvetan Vassilev and Nikolai Barekov in response
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