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Month: May 2014

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Large turnout for Bulgaria’s ‘333’ anti-government protest

May 13, 2014May 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, Peevski protests

More than 1000 people turned out for the “333” anti-government protest in Sofia on May 12 2014. It was the

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Europe 

Skopje government to spend half a million euro on Google ads

May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Macedonia has decided to spend over half a million euro to put adverts for the country on Google. Government spokesman Aleksandar

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Europe 

Poland considers separatist vote in eastern Ukraine illegal – PM Tusk

May 13, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

The Polish government will not recognise the results of the “pseudo-referenda” held in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine

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Europe 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev: Donetsk, Luhansk referendums illegal

May 13, 2014May 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

The “referenda” held in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are a breach of  international law and of Ukraine’s constitution and

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Europe 

Despite recent escalation, full-blown conflict in Ukraine can be averted – UN chief Ban

May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

There is still time to avert a full-blown conflict in Ukraine, where the crisis continues to escalate, particularly in the

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Europe 

Cyprus welcomes European Court of Human Rights judgment ordering Turkey to pay 90M euro over 1974 invasion

May 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Cyprus, Turkey

The government of the Republic of Cyprus has welcomed the judgment by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordering

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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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