Nato forces in South Eastern Europe should be increased, Bulgarian President Plevneliev says
Increasing Nato forces in the South Eastern Europe region, conducting more joint exercises and making more active use of joint
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Month: July 2014
MEPs urge solidarity with Ukraine, sanctions on Russia after MH17 downing
European Union sanctions against Russia must be stepped up, the Ukrainian border closed to halt arms flows from Russia, and
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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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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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