Lithuanian president Grybauskaite heads for re-election after May 11 vote
After polls closed in Lithuania’s May 11 2014 presidential elections, incumbent Dalia Grybauskaite was widely seen as headed for a
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Day: May 11, 2014
President Plevneliev will not appear before parliamentary committee on meeting with EVN
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said that he would not appear before a special parliamentary committee set up to investigate his
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Sofia Science Festival 2014 drew thousands of visitors
The Sofia Science Festival, held in the Bulgarian capital city from May 8 to 11 2014, drew thousands of visitors,
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Eastern Ukraine separatists claim high voter turnout in May 11 referendum
The Kyiv Post saw dozen of ballots inside of the polling station in downtown Luhansk saying ‘Yes’ to the sole
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Romania demands that Russia explain Rogozin’s bomber comment
Romania’s foreign ministry said that it had “taken note with surprise” that Russian deputy prime minister Dmitri Rogozin had tweeted
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Weekend notebook, May 11
South Stream, backstage dealings and diametrically varying views on the role of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgarian
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Danube Bridge 2 rail route finally opened, Sofia-Thessaloniki rail service restored
Several months after it was promised and about 11 months after the Danube Bridge 2 was officially opened, international railway
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Presidents of Bulgaria, Macedonia speak on ‘good neighbourliness’ agreement
Macedonia had surprisingly agreed to sign the 1999 good neighbourliness agreement with Bulgaria, daily Sega said, quoting statements by Bulgarian
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Macedonia: VMRO-DPMNE, BDI announce agreement on new government
The two largest parties in Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE and Democratic Union for Integration (BDI) announced on May 10 2014 an agreement on the
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