December, 2013

• 3 December

  EC President discusses current situation in Bulgaria with former Interior Minister

  European Council President Herman van Rompuy met Monday with former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov to discuss the current situation in Bulgaria. “Despite the difficulties which the crisis bought to Europe, the European People’s Party (EPP) must stick

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• 3 December

  Ukrainian authorities call on protesters to abide law, pledging to continue efforts toward EU

  Ukrainian authorities on Monday urged demonstrators to abide by the law during mass protests, promising to further the country’s European Union (EU) integration efforts. “When we are building a democratic state, it is important for the members of the society to adhere to the law,” President Viktor Yanukovych

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• 3 December

  China, UK to seek stronger cooperation

  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said now is the right time for China and the United Kingdom to seek stronger cooperation. “We are transforming the mode of economic development, restructuring the economy and encouraging companies to

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• 2 December

  Ukraine: protesters block government buildings

  Ukrainian protesters launched a nationwide strike and began to blockade government buildings on Monday and called for the ouster of the prime minister and his cabinet, as anger at the

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• 2 December

  NATO Chief calls on all sides in Ukraine to refrain from violence

  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Sunday appealed to all parties to refrain from violence and the use of force in Ukraine. “Tonight in Kyiv, many Ukrainians continue to show their strong support for their country’s closer relations with the European

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• 2 December

  Protests continue in Ukraine after decision to reject EU pact

  Thousands of protesters camped out Monday in Kiev’s central square after violent clashes during huge demonstrations calling for early elections to punish the Ukrainian government for rejecting a historic EU pact. Defying a protest ban, the energetic crowd chanted “Revolution!” and “Down with the gang” as it

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• 2 December

  Azerbaijani, Georgian, Turkish FMs to meet in Baku in January

  The next meeting of Azerbaijani, Georgia and Turkish foreign ministers will be held in 2014 in Baku. The preliminarily trilateral meeting has been scheduled for January.

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• 2 December

  Syrian refugess costs Turkey 650 million dollars

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday his country spent nearly USD 650 million on the relief effort for the Syrian refugees in camps in areas close to the borders with Syria.

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• 2 December

  Bulgaria welcomes Moldova, Georgia’s decision to sign Asociation Agreements

  Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev spoke on Friday at the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius. “In spite of the external pressure that Georgia and Moldova faced, those two countries clearly showed

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November, 2013

• 29 November

  EU says it’s still ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine

  EU regrets about not signing Association Agreement with Ukraine that is the widest offer of partnership for the states that are not members of the European Union, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said. “The offer of signing the most ambitious agreement the European Union has ever offered …

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