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Month: April 2014

Europe 

Orban’s Fidesz on track for two-thirds majority victory in Hungary’s parliamentary elections – exit polls

April 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz looked within reach of a two-thirds majority in the parliament elected on April 6

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Leisure 

What’s On: Yanni, Jose Feliciano to perform in Sofia in June

April 6, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The National Palace of Culture (NDK) Hall 1 in Bulgarian capital city Sofia will play host to keyboard maestro Yanni

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Europe 

Ukraine’s Turchynov cancels trip to Lithuania to combat pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, Luhansk

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s interim president Oleksandr Turchynov canceled his trip to Lithuania to lead the nation’s campaign against pro-Russian separatist movements that

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Europe 

Pro-Russia protesters storm government buildings in eastern Ukraine

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Crowds of pro-Russia demonstrators have stormed government buildings in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, waving Russian flags

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgarian Black Sea ports expect cruise ship boost because of Crimea crisis

April 6, 2014April 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

The 2014 summer season will see an increase in the number of cruise ships docking at Bulgaria’s Black Sea ports

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Bulgaria 

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, visiting Bulgaria for World War 1 centenary commemorations

April 6, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is visiting Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rossen Plevneliev for World War 1 centenary

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Leisure 

Roger Hodgson in concert in Sofia on July 1 2014

April 6, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Roger Hodgson, the singer-songwriter formerly with Supertramp, will be in concert in Sofia on July 1 2014 at the National

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Europe 

International police operation busts Romanian sex trafficking ring

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

With the support of Europol, Belgian, Romanian and UK Police, Italian Carabinieri Reggruppamento Operativo Speciale (ROS) have dismantled a mafia-type

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Perspectives 

Analysis: Putin’s next move

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 Catherine Maddux of VOANews.com Russia, Ukraine

With Russian troops amassed on the Ukraine border, some observers are  worrying about what is being called a “post-Crimea crisis.”And

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