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 Romania and Bulgaria join the EU  Huge celebrations have been held to mark the accession to the European Union, 17 years after the fall of Communism
| Tens of thousands attended concerts in Bucharest and Sofia. EU now has 27 members and 0.5 billion people. The two new countries face export bans on certain foods. Bulgaria has been warned that 55 aircraft could be grounded
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| Jun.10 |
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 Bush ends Europe tour | US President talks with Bulgarian leaders are expected to focus on independence for Kosovo and the siting of a US missile defence system | |
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| Jun.11 |
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Bulgaria presses Bush on shield US President has held talks on US plans to build a missile defence in Europe. Bulgaria is concerned it may be left out of the plan
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 Bush urges Libya to free nurses U.S. President urged Libya to free 5 Bulgarian nurses who face the death penalty for allegedly infecting children with HIV
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| Jun.20 |
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Libya sets date for nurses' ruling Supreme Court will rule July 11 on the appeal of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death on charges of infecting about children
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| Jul.11 |
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Court upholds death verdicts| Libya's Supreme Court has upheld the sentences of 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of infecting 400 children with the AIDS. The verdict may not be the final word in the case. Supreme Judicial Co... | |
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| Jul.17 |
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Medics' sentences commuted The highest judicial body had commuted the death sentences against gainst the 5 Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor to life imprisonment
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| Jul.23 |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
| The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. The release had been made possible by a deal struck on improving Libya-EU ties
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| Jul.28 |
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Libya details medic release deal| Libya said backing for a fund for the victims had come from the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Qatar | |
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| Aug.9 |
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 Gadhafi son: Medics were tortured Libyan leader's son, who is touted as a reformer, has acknowledged that Bulgarian medical workers were tortured in captivity
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