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Day: April 2, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry preparing ‘loyalty tests’ for employees

April 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Police and other employees of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry are facing “loyalty tests”, probably through the use of lie detectors, minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria hopes no new round of sanctions against Russia – Oresharski

April 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski, Russia, Ukraine, Volen Siderov

Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, has told the National Assembly that

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Europe World 

Further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be ‘historic mistake’ – NATO

April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Further Russian intervention in Ukraine, following its annexation of Crimea, would be a “historic mistake” that would deepen Russia’s international

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Pupils fight for the right to party

April 2, 2014April 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s school-leaving youths are caught up with the real question facing them before the country’s European Parliament elections on May

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Leisure 

Bulgaria could further ease visa process for Russians – ambassador

April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s government planned to make it even easier for Russian nationals to receive visas, the country’s ambassador to Moscow Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey should boost co-operation in air policing to meet Russian flights – President Plevneliev

April 2, 2014April 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has said that Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey should boost their co-operation in air policing in the

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Bulgaria 

Second arson attack on Bulgarian television journalist’s car

April 2, 2014April 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgarian television journalist Genka Shikerova’s car was burnt out in an apparent arson attack soon after midnight on April 2

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Europe 

Bans on Twitter, YouTube did not ‘touch’ AKP voters – poll

April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

According to the opinion polls research company Ipsos, voters of Turkey’s ruling party AKP ignored the bans on Twitter and

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Europe 

Crimean winery hopes to benefit from Russian annexation

April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 Zlatica Hoke of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Many Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation in the hope of improving their well-being. Ukraine’s crumbling economy has hurt

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