First American troops land in Poland for exercises amid Ukraine crisis
About 130 soldiers from the the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team arrived in Swidwin, northwestern Poland on April 23, as
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Month: April 2014
Bulgarian court overturns acquittal of seriously ill man on marijuana possession charges
The district court in the Bulgarian town of Lovech overturned the acquittal earlier by a lower court of a man
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Early start to Bulgaria’s summer tourism season as first group of Austrian pensioners arrive
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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Ankara takes a step back on the matter of the Armenian genocide
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’s 2014 European Parliament elections: Numbers, names and rules
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 remains fully committed to South Stream – minister
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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Kusturica reveals monument to Gavrilo Princip
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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Tensions and incidents in final days of Macedonia’s elections campaigns
The electoral campaigns for the early parliamentary elections and for the second round of the presidential elections in Macedonia has
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US to send paratroopers to Poland, Baltics
The United States is sending about 600 paratroopers to Poland and the Baltic states in an expansion meant to underscore
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