Bulgaria will not recognise the results of the referendum in Crimea – foreign minister
Bulgaria will not recognise the results of the March 16 2014 referendum in Crimea, foreign minister Kristian Vigenin said after
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Month: March 2014
Yanukovych: ‘I will return to Kyiv’
The following is a live translation of overthrown Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych’s press conference in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on March 11.
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Cyprus: Three ministers quit coalition party, central bank chief resigns
Three ministers of the Cyprus government resigned from Democratic Party (DIKO) on March 10. The central bank governor resigned the
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Slovak presidential election: Fico’s competitors agree to unite in second round
In Slovakia’s closely watched first presidential debate, just two days after the official campaign began, the four candidates pledged to
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Polish PM says EU must reduce dependence on Russian oil
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on March 10 that he would ask German Chancellor Angela Merkel to help reduce
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UN Security Council meets as international fears grow over Crimea
The U.N. Security Council met on Ukraine Monday for a fifth time in 10 days, as international concerns grow that
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Crimea’s referendum spurs ethnic tensions in Ukraine
With only days to go before the referendum on the future of Ukraine’s Crimea region is held, all eyes are
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Bulgarian initiative group files electoral rules referendum petition
The initiative committee set up last month to gather signatures for a referendum on electoral rules in Bulgaria delivered its
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Peevski, South Stream, Easter bonuses and Ukraine: Notes from a news conference
More than nine months after the formation of Bulgaria’s current government, the leaders of the two parties and their prime
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