Ukraine votes third call-up of military reservists
Additional reservists will be called up to reinforce servicemen fighting Kremlin-backed mercenaries and their proxies in eastern Ukraine after parliament
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Day: July 22, 2014
EU toughens Russia sanctions over airliner downing
The European Union moved Tuesday to toughen and widen sanctions against Russia amid anger over the downing of a Malaysia
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After MH17, EU to expand sanctions against Russia over Ukraine to include more individuals and entities
European Union foreign ministers agreed at a July 22 meeting, five days since the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17,
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What’s On: annual ‘Sofia Breathes’ festival in August
The fifth consecutive annual Sofia Breathes festival is being held in five streets in the Bulgarian capital city on the
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Bulgaria central bank governor offers to step down
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov said on July 22 that he was ready to submit his resignation if
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EU foreign ministers approve sending police mission to Ukraine
European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels on July 22, approved the establishment of a mission to advise on civilian
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Bulgarian government ‘to resign on July 23’ (updated)
After a number of senior political figures linked to Bulgaria’s ruling axis indicated that they expected that the government would
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Bulgaria’s new rules on consumer loans come into effect on July 22
Bulgaria’s new Consumer Loans Act, approved by Parliament on March 28, came into effect on July 22 2014, capping loan
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Bulgarian President on visit to Poland after slamming ‘aggressive and nationalistic’ Russia
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is among heads of state from Nato countries in Central and Eastern Europe attending talks in
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