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Month: February 2014

Perspectives 

Opinion: The EU must not give in to temptation

February 25, 2014May 10, 2024 Christoph Hasselbach of Deutsche Welle Ukraine

Nobody expected things to happen this fast – least of all the European Union. On Friday, the German, Polish and

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Europe 

Ukraine interim leader warns economy in steep decline

February 25, 2014February 26, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s interim president says his country faces serious economic problems that began long before the deadly street protests against ousted

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Europe 

UN hosts meeting with Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot negotiators

February 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Cyprus

Substantive discussions started on February 24 2014 in resumed talks aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem,

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Business 

Slovakia: State’s telecom stake for sale

February 25, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The state already has a plan to sell its 49 per cent stake in a major telecoms operator, Slovak Telekom

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Business 

Amazon builds first logistics centre in Poland

February 25, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The cornerstone for the logistics center of Amazon, one of the world’s biggest online shopping companies, was laid on February

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev: We are witnessing a democratic revolution in Ukraine

February 24, 2014February 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called for the people of Ukraine, saying “we are witnessing a democratic revolution” in that

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Bulgaria 

Russia reacts ‘with indignation’ to latest spray-painting of Soviet Army monument in Sofia

February 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Russia’s foreign ministry said on February 24 that “the latest act of vandalism on the monument to the Soviet Army

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Bulgaria 

Half the signatures for referendum on electoral reform already collected – organiser

February 24, 2014February 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

More than half of the 500 000 signatures from Bulgarian citizens needed to petition for a national referendum on electoral

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Europe 

Arrest warrant issued for Yanukovych, other former officials on suspicion of mass killings

February 24, 2014February 25, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Former President Viktor Yanukovych is wanted for “mass killings of civilians,” reported acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov on his Facebook

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