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Month: May 2014

Bulgaria 

Varna posts tourist maps at bus stops

May 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna began putting up tourist maps in English at bus stops on May 3 2014.

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Bulgaria 

Ukraine vows to continue offensive in east

May 4, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine says it will continue pressing its military offensive against pro-Russia militants in eastern Ukraine, as U.S. Secretary of State

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Europe 

Turkish prime minister Erdogan: Normalisation of ties with Israel coming soon

May 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that an agreement to normalise relations with Israel will soon be concluded, the

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Europe 

Turkey and Israel prepare for the reinstatement of diplomatic relations

May 4, 2014May 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The process of the restoration of the diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, which had reached a critically low point

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Europe 

Ukrainian forces tighten grip on rebels in embattled Kramatorsk, Sloviansk

May 4, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s counterterrorism operation continued and even gained traction in the country’s gritty industrial east on Saturday, as its security forces

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria calls for full investigation into deaths in Odessa, calls on Kyiv to ensure order

May 3, 2014May 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Kristian Vigenin, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Sergei Stanishev, Ukraine

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has called for a full investigation into the deaths in clashes in the Ukrainian city

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Bulgaria 

US state department report spells out problems from flow of Syrian refugees into Bulgaria

May 2, 2014May 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

An influx of asylum seekers from Syria into Bulgaria has exacerbated border security challenges, raised interethnic tensions, and challenged underfunded

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Europe 

Parliamentary elections in Kosovo to be held on June 8

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

The holding of parliamentary elections on June 8 2014 been proposed by prime minister Hashim Thaci, who is awaiting consensus

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Europe 

Fighting resumes in Sloviansk, two Ukrainian soldiers killed

May 2, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s defence ministry said that two soldiers of Ukrainian army were killed in Sloviansk during an operation that meant to

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