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Day: May 8, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 8

May 8, 2014May 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

Gas, grain, agriculture and more gas – these were among the themes as leaders and candidates of Bulgaria’s political parties

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament foreign committee condemns sanctions against Russia

May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The foreign affairs committee of the Bulgarian National Assembly passed on May 8 a motion condemning further economic sanctions against

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM chief of staff indicted in embezzlement probe

May 8, 2014May 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on May 8 that it has pressed formal charges against Maria Divizieva, chief of staff to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling axis votes parliamentary committee on contacts between Plevneliev and power companies

May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

With the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms backing far-right ultra-nationalists Ataka, a parliamentary committee has

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Ludogorets wins third consecutive title

May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Ludogorets Razgrad were crowned Bulgaria’s football champions after winning 1-0 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv late on May 7. Unlike last season,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry confiscates Siderov’s firearm

May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has confiscated the firearm of far-right ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov, media reports on May 8 2014

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Europe 

European elections 2014: Wiesenthal Center urges Ashton to condemn ‘extreme right, neo Nazi’ candidates

May 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, has urged European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton

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Europe 

Poland awards ‘Solidarity Prize’ to Crimean Tatar leader

May 8, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Poland awarded on May 7 2014 a prize for championing democracy and human rights to Mustafa Dzhemilev, the pro-Kyiv leader

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Europe 

Donetsk: Eastern Ukraine descends into chaos, lawlessness

May 8, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian military forces have gained ground in the flashpoint cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast over the past

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