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Day: April 3, 2014

Europe 

Polish parliament reinstates kosher slaughter of animals for the needs of Jewish communities

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Poland

The Polish parliament, the Sejm, has said that shechita, the kosher slaughter of animals, is permitted in Poland if performed

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Perspectives 

Ukraine: Battling over an economic midget

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Alois Berger of Deutsche Welle Russia, Ukraine

In the foreseeable future, Ukraine is going to cost the West a lot of money. The European Union has earmarked

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Europe World 

US criticises Russia’s gas price hike for Ukraine

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The White House has objected to Russia’s increase in natural gas prices for Ukraine on Thursday and said that markets

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Europe 

Slovakia: Smer ponders post–election direction

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Heads may roll in Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico’s cabinet in the wake of his presidential election loss to philanthropist

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World 

Local elections results pave Erdogan’s way to the presidency

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Despite his authoritarian behaviour, the financial scandals, the bans on Twitter and YouTube, Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged victorious from the

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Europe World 

Turkey restores access to Twitter

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s government says it has lifted its ban on the social media network Twitter, a day after the country’s top

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Leisure 

What’s On: Massive Attack in Sofia on June 5

April 3, 2014April 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick

Three years after their last show in Bulgaria, Britain’s Massive Attack will play at Sofia’s Winter Palace on June 5,

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Leisure 

What’s On: Spain’s Cuarteto Casals at Bulgaria Hall on April 8

April 3, 2014April 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Renowned Spanish string quartet Cuarteto Casals will perform on April 8 2014 at 7.30pm at Bulgaria Hall in Sofia. The

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Leisure 

What’s On: Marc Sleen ‘Nero’ exhibition opens in Sofia on April 6

April 3, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of work by famous Belgian cartoonist Marc Sleen, entitled “Nero”, opens in Sofia at the Altronic Lights –

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