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Day: April 11, 2014

Bulgaria 

Fogh Rasmussen: Bulgaria stronger in Nato and Nato stronger with Bulgaria

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

The Nato allies must stop the decline of defence budgets and start reversing the trend, Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh

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Bulgaria 

Building of metro railway line to Sofia Airport on track – mayor

April 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Construction of the metro railway line to Sofia Airport is on schedule and the section from Tsarigradsko Chaussée to the

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv court suspends Muslim property claim case

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Regional Court in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv suspended proceedings on April 11 2014 in a case involving claims by

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Europe 

Deadline looms for Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists occupying state buildings in eastern Ukraine face a Friday deadline imposed by Kyiv to surrender their weapons. Armed

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Bulgaria 

Nato chief’s visit to Bulgaria: A selfie, a Stara Planina and a hammer and sickle

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a tweet from Sofia during an April 11 visit that the current

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Business 

Negative trade balance as Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries dropped in January-February 2014

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to third countries, meaning countries that are not members of the European Union, were 14.2 per cent less

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World 

Russia issues foreign travel advisory, accuses US of ‘hunting’ Russians

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russia’s foreign ministry has issued a blanket foreign travel advisory notice, warning Russian nationals to abstain from travelling to countries

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Europe 

EU data retention ruling may roil US-European relations

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 Doug Bernard of VOANews

A major European court ruling regarding electronic privacy this week has the potential to shake up trans-Atlantic commerce and maybe

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Perspectives 

Hungarian election results: Some comfort for everyone

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

The Hungarian election has ended in a clear victory for the governing party, Fidesz. But some underlying details provide interesting

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