Donetsk separatists declare independence, set May 11 as date of referendum
A handful of pro-Russian separatists in the barricaded Donetsk Oblast government administration declared the creation of the Donetsk People’s Republic
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Month: April 2014
Bulgarian regulator to rule on electricity distribution licences on April 28
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) held a public hearing on April 7 in its proceedings to repeal
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Pro-Russian gunmen seize Ukrainian police headquarters in Luhansk
Ukraine’s interior ministry said pro-Russian gunmen have seized state security headquarters in the eastern city of Luhansk, the scene of
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Four to be punished over Lyaskovets fatal shootout fiasco
Four Interior Ministry employees are to be punished after an internal investigation into the March 14 shootout in the Bulgarian
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Bulgarian summer resorts hiring Bulgarians from other CEE countries to fill staff gaps
Faced with difficulties in getting qualified staff, summer resorts in Bulgaria are hiring people from Bulgarian communities in Macedonia, Moldova,
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Greece’s return to capital markets imminent
Greece is gearing up for a return to capital markets for the first time in four years, potentially in the
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United States dispatches F-16s to Romania
The Pentagon will send an unspecified numbers of F-16 jet fighters to Romania next week to join military drills, but
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NATO to increase its military commitment in Poland – Polish PM
NATO will increase its military presence in Poland within the next few weeks in order to calm fears in Eastern
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Hungarian PM declares victory in Sunday vote
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in Sunday’s parliamentary election. He addressed the nation after the polling stations
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