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Month: March 2014

Perspectives 

Fico’s presidential Waterloo

March 30, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico will have to swallow a bitter political pill in the next few days after he

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Bulgaria 

Karadere: Protests in the cities, counter-protests in seaside towns

March 30, 2014April 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The latest in a series of protests against construction in the protected area at Karadere on the Black Sea coast

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Europe 

Eight dead in Turkish election violence

March 30, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Eight people were killed Sunday in clashes during Turkey’s local elections. Voting was peaceful throughout most of Turkey, but feuds

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Bulgaria 

US assistant secretary of state Nuland visiting Bulgaria amid mixed signals in Sofia on Russia

March 30, 2014April 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

United States secretary of state Victoria Nuland is due in Sofia on March 31 to meet senior Bulgarian government officials

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Europe 

Andrej Kiska elected as Slovakia’s president

March 30, 2014March 31, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Andrej Kiska will be the president of Slovakia for the next five years. Kiska, who is the first-ever independent candidate

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Europe 

Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre warns of security risks as Windows XP support ends

March 30, 2014March 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol has warned of security risks related to the end of Windows XP support.

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Europe 

Turkey’s local elections – the voters’ choices

March 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkish citizens go to the polls in local elections on March 30 2014. The electoral system of local elections in

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Europe 

Kerry, Lavrov to meet for Ukraine crisis talks

March 30, 2014 Scott Stearns of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Paris Sunday as

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Europe 

Kiska becomes Slovakia’s president, preliminary results show

March 30, 2014March 30, 2014 Michaela Terenzani-Stankova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Andrej Kiska will be the president of Slovakia for the next five years, preliminary results published by the Statistics Office

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