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Ukraine Slams EU Travel Rules, May Reimpose Visas

Viktor Baloga: `Such treatment is humiliating and clearly contradicts the spirit of the agreements reached between Kiev and Brussels.` Ukraine is considering reimposing visas for European Union citizens, a top presidential aide said on Thursday, complaining of “humiliating” visa procedures for Ukrainians travelling to the EU. Ex-Soviet Ukraine scrapped visas …

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Bulgaria To Free 200-300 Prisoners Early

The Socialist-led government initially planned an early release of about 3,000 inmates with light sentences. Bulgaria’s parliament passed an amnesty law on Thursday but cut the number of offenders that the bill initially aimed to free to avoid public outrage before elections. The Socialist-led government initially planned an early release …

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Ukrainian PM Wants Constitutional Change

Presidential powers have been trimmed in Ukraine since the Orange revolution and the president has lesser sway. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, describing herself as “Ukraine’s biggest nationalist”, on Thursday called for an overhaul of the constitution to end “chaos” in the way the country was run. Interviewed by Reuters …

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14 Die In Russian Bus Accident-Ministry

Rescue workers used a crane to peel the blackened roof from the twisted metal frame of the bus on the outskirts of Petushki. Fourteen people died and four were injured on Thursday when a bus burst into flames after colliding with a lorry just east of Moscow, Russia’s Emergency Ministry …

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