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Day: June 8, 2014

Europe 

Kosovo elections marked by low voter turnout

June 8, 2014 Deutsche Welle Kosovo

Polling stations closed across Kosovo at 7pm local time (1700 UTC ). The electoral commission reported low voter turnout, saying

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Europe 

Exit poll: Thaci wins June 8 parliamentary elections in Kosovo

June 8, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

An exit poll by the Gani Bobi Center for Social Studies showed Hashim Thaci’s PDK as the winner of the

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Bulgaria 

Tussles continue among Bulgarian political parties over compulsory voting, election date

June 8, 2014June 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Rossen Plevneliev, Sergei Stanishev

After yet another week of political crisis after the powerful defeat dealt to the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria halts South Stream ‘pending consultations with EU’

June 8, 2014June 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Bulgaria has stopped all activities linked to the building of the South Stream gas pipeline project pending full compliance of

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Europe 

Kosovo holds general elections

June 8, 2014 VOANews Kosovo

Polls are open in Kosovo for a general election seen as a vital test for Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, and

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Europe 

Poroshenko promises peace, offers terms to insurgents

June 8, 2014June 9, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

In his first speech given as president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko promised to achieve peace, unity and European integration for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plevneliev congratulates Poroshenko on inauguration as president of Ukraine

June 8, 2014June 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has congratulated Petro Poroshenko on his inauguration as president of Ukraine, the Bulgarian head of state’s

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