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Day: May 12, 2014

Europe 

US says it does not recognise eastern Ukraine polls

May 12, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The United States says it does not recognize the results of “so-called” referendums held on Sunday in eastern Ukraine, viewing

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Europe 

Macedonian president Ivanov: I will not allow constitutional amendments for the name change

May 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The inauguration of president George Ivanov, held on May 12 2014 in the parliament of Macedonia in Skopje, saw the absence

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Europe 

ECHR fine over invasion of Cyprus shocks Turkey

May 12, 2014May 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Turkey

The huge fine imposed by the European Court of Human Rights on Turkey has seen Ankara emphasising that it does not

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Europe 

Separatists boast of victory as Putin says he will respect outcome of bogus referendum

May 12, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Leaders of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic on May 12 declared victory in announcing the success of its self-organised, bogus

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Europe 

Luhansk separatists jubilant, ready to join Russia

May 12, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

On May 12 2014, the day after the staging of an unrecognised and farcical referendum in many cities of Luhansk

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Europe 

European Court of Human Rights orders Turkey to pay Cyprus 90M euro over 1974 invasion

May 12, 2014May 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Cyprus, Turkey

In a final judgment announced on May 12 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to

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Business 

Bulgaria trade gap widens in Q1 as exports sag

May 12, 2014May 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s trade gap in the first quarter of 2014 was 2.19 billion leva, or about 1.12 billion euro, an increase

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers agree on further sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on May 12, a day after two unrecognised “independence” referendums in eastern Ukraine,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 12

May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

The burning of a European Union flag in Sofia at the Soviet Army monument on May 9, celebrated by Russia

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