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Month: May 2014

Bulgaria 

Plevneliev accepts Ivanov’s offer on good neighourly relations agreement between Bulgaria and Macedonia

May 18, 2014May 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has written to Gjorge Ivanov, his counterpart in Skopje, accepting his proposal that a 1999 declaration

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People 

Plevneliev: Bulgaria needs long-term planning

May 18, 2014May 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria needs long-term planning and strategic thinking to accomplish its development goals, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said in his keynote

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Weekend notebook, May 18

May 18, 2014May 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

A meeting with Tsar Simeon the Great, the thoughts of a latter-day Simeon, and allegations of vote-buying – it could only

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Europe 

EU rallies help for flood victims in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina

May 18, 2014May 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Commission, Serbia

The European Union is providing co-ordinated assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism which has been activated at the request

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Europe 

Cyprus’ energy hopes rise as Ukraine crisis deepens

May 17, 2014May 18, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, energy, Ukraine

As the crisis in Ukraine deepens, Cyprus seems to be seen as a key player in EU rush for alternative

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World 

Turkey wraps up search efforts, with 301 miners dead

May 17, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Rescuers in Turkey have begun wrapping up search operations at the site of the country’s worst-ever coal mine disaster. On

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Europe 

20 dead, 15 000 evacuated in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovnia record flood disaster

May 17, 2014May 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

The worst floods in more than a century in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have left at least 20 people

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Europe 

Security fears mount over Ukraine vote

May 17, 2014May 17, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

As the Ukrainian government prepared to resume peace talks Saturday, Ukraine’s election board warned that it may be impossible to

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Europe 

EU sets legal groundwork for more severe Russian sanctions

May 17, 2014May 19, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The European Union is legally prepared to impose industry-wide sanctions against Russia, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said at the

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