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Day: April 23, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court overturns acquittal of seriously ill man on marijuana possession charges

April 23, 2014April 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The district court in the Bulgarian town of Lovech overturned the acquittal earlier by a lower court of a man

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Bulgaria 

Early start to Bulgaria’s summer tourism season as first group of Austrian pensioners arrive

April 23, 2014April 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

One swallow may not a summer make, but once again mid-April has seen a flight in of the early birds

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Europe 

Ankara takes a step back on the matter of the Armenian genocide

April 23, 2014April 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Armenia, Turkey

A statement of historical importance was issued by the Turkish prime minister’s communications office regarding the Armenian genocide. April 24

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2014 European Parliament elections: Numbers, names and rules

April 23, 2014April 25, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer editors pick

The official campaign period in Bulgaria’s May 25 2014 European Parliament elections starts on April 25. Fifteen parties, six coalitions

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria remains fully committed to South Stream – minister

April 23, 2014April 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has re-iterated Sofia’s commitment to the South Stream gas pipeline, saying that Bulgaria will do

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Europe 

Kusturica reveals monument to Gavrilo Princip

April 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Famous Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has unveiled a monument to Gavrilo Princip, the revolutionary that assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Europe 

Tensions and incidents in final days of Macedonia’s elections campaigns

April 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The electoral campaigns for the early parliamentary elections and for the second round of the presidential elections in Macedonia has

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Europe 

US to send paratroopers to Poland, Baltics

April 23, 2014April 24, 2014 VOANews Poland, Russia, Ukraine

The United States is sending about 600 paratroopers to Poland and the Baltic states in an expansion meant to underscore

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Europe 

Italian energy giant submits applications for oil and gas exploration in Greece

April 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Italian energy group Enel has submitted three applications to search for oil in three different areas of Greece. The Greek

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