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Positive messages on bilateral relations after Borissov meets Gruevski in Skopje

February 17, 2013June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

An evening meeting in Skopje between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski on February 16

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Poland’s Dreamliners will not fly before October

February 17, 2013February 17, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland’s state-owned airline LOT will not use both its Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jets before October, as the U.S. aircraft

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Bulgaria awaits outcome of tests for horsemeat in lasagna

February 17, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is awaiting the outcome of tests on 86kg of samples from lasagna confiscated from a supermarket chain on February

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Horsemeat scandal: EU committee agrees on immediate start to testing, EC to pay 75%

February 15, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health agreed at a February 15 2013 meeting, held

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Frustrated at lack of progress in ending political stalemate, European Commissioner cancels Skopje visit

February 15, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle has cancelled a planned visit to Skopje, saying that he is frustrated at the lack

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Meteor causes hundreds of injuries, panic in Russia’s Urals region

February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 VOANews

Russian officials say a meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains Friday morning, causing explosions and shattering windows.

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February 15 flyby: Asteroid’s spin intrigues astronomers

February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 Suzanne Presto of VOANews

Astronomers hope to learn more about Asteroid 2012 DA14’s features and composition as it flies past Earth at about 7.8

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IMF sees modest economic recovery possible for Montenegro, calls for spending cuts

February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The International Monetary Fund has expressed a reserved view on Montenegro, saying that a modest economic recovery is expected in

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Second Tymoshenko trial takes off, with third one pending

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 Svitlana Tuchynska of The Kyiv Post

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in the second year of a seven-year prison sentence, hasn’t seen the end of

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