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Deadly attacks In Donetsk test Ukraine peace deal

October 1, 2014 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

After a series of attacks by pro-Moscow militia, Ukraine’s prime minister has accused Russia of failing to honor the cease-fire

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Ukraine’s Euromaidan movement wins Walesa freedom prize

October 1, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Representatives of the Euromaidan protest movement that helped throw out Ukraine’s pro-Moscow government of Viktor Yanukovych were presented Monday an

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2014 was 11.3%, EU 10.1%

September 30, 2014October 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in the European Union was 10.1 per cent in August 2014, with Bulgaria recording 11.3 per cent, according to

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EC approves 165M euro support deal for fruit and vegetable markets after Russian ban

September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Russia

The European Commission has adopted a new programme, worth up to 165 million euro, for emergency market measures for perishable

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RAF jets fly for fifth time from Cyprus and the government asks for protection

September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

RAF jets have flown for the fifth time on Monday from the British Sovereign Base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, since the

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UN prosecutors seeking maximum penalty for Karadzic

September 30, 2014 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague has begun closing arguments in the trial of former

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Belgrade Pride Parade followed by incidents, Vucic’s brother beaten

September 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

The Belgrade Pride Parade on September 28 was followed by incidents in the different parts of the city and some 50

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Russia, Ukraine reach compromise over gas price and debt, Oettinger says

September 27, 2014September 27, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

After a number of unsuccessful negotiations, Ukraine and Russia finally reached compromise at the talks with the European Union in

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Hungary cuts gas supplies to Ukraine, EU proposes deal on Ukraine-Russia gas dispute

September 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine

Hungary’s natural gas transmission company FGZS suspended gas supplies to Ukraine on the eve of September 26 talks in Berlin

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