Bulgarian government underlines opposition to economic sanctions against Russia
Bulgaria’s prime minister and foreign minister have reiterated their government’s opposition to economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis,
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Month: March 2014
Bulgaria and Romania agree on railway traffic across Danube Bridge 2
Bulgaria and Romania have agreed that railway traffic across Danube Bridge 2 should go ahead in the “shortest possible time”,
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Twitter blocked in Turkey
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told an election rally in the western city of Bursa on March 20, “we
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Huge protest in Sofia, Varna against construction in Bulgaria’s Karadere eco area
Well more than 1000 people in Sofia and a large number in Varna gathered in protest on March 20 against
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European Union expands sanctions list over Russia’s annexation of Crimea
The European Council has agreed to expand the list of individuals subject to a travel ban and asset freeze because
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US asks Albania’s help to find aircraft missing since 1944
US authorities have requested Albania’s help to find an American aircraft (photo) which disappeared along with its pilot 70 years
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Gazprom wins Crimea, may lose EU customers
Russia’s takeover of Ukraine’s Crimea may cost it a lot financially – but only if the West makes a concerted,
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Europe looks to US, Qatar gas to reduce reliance on Russia
As Russia and the West enact tit-for-tat sanctions over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, European leaders meeting in Brussels are discussing
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Russian minister tells US: No plans to enter eastern Ukraine
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he has received official assurances that Russian troops massed near Ukraine have no plans
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