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Pro-Russian forces have taken control of Ukraine’s navy headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to make Crimea part of […]
The District Court in the Bulgarian city of Rousse has upheld a 3000 leva (about 1500 euro) fine imposed on the owner of a restaurant for repeated breaches of the […]
His name is Reshat Ametov, a 38-year-old Crimean Tatar, and many here suspect he is the first victim of Russia’s occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula. And they fear he will […]
Ahead of the presidential and early parliamentary elections to be held in Macedonia in April 2014, suspicions have been raised about manipulation and fraud regarding the number of voters. The […]
Following talks which lasted more than six months, the Greek government has reached an agreement with troika officials paving the way for the disbursements of the next tranche of the […]
The far-right and ultra-nationalist Hungarian party Jobbik will not accept the ban imposed by the Romanian government on two of its members from entering Romanian territory after violent protests last […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called a special meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security for March 24 to discuss the potential risks to Bulgaria from the crisis in […]
Blood was spilt on Tuesday as a Ukrainian officer was shot and killed during an assault on a military facility in Simferopol by Russian troops and pro-Russian self-defence units, Ukraine’s […]
