EU cites progress in bid to free Bulgarian nurses
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The European Union said on Tuesday it  made &quot;substantial progress&quot; in talks with Libya this week to  secure the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian  doctor held in Libya, but more talks were needed.
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Six foreign medics convicted of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV were freed on Tuesday after a partnership deal between Tripoli and the European Union ended their eight-year ordeal.
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Six foreign medics convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV were freed on Tuesday after a partnership deal between Tripoli and the European Union ended their eight-year ordeal.
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The European Union has agreed to  implement last year's U.N. decision to lift economic sanctions  on Libya as well as ending its arms embargo on the North  African country, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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Cuba released three imprisoned  dissidents on health grounds on Monday in what opposition  activists called a bid to end a diplomatic standoff with the  European Union.
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A European Union medical delegation is visiting Libya to assess the plight of some 400 children infected with HIV. In May, five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were sentenced to death for intentionally infecting them.
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Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor arrived Tuesday in Sofia after eight and a half years in prison in Libya.
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Bulgaria said it was hopeful of an agreement with Libyan authorities on Monday that would pave the way for the release of six foreign medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV.
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Efforts are continuing to secure the release of a County Armagh woman kidnapped in Afghanistan.
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The European Commission gave Bulgaria and Romania the go-ahead to join the European Union in January, but with the closest monitoring system ever imposed on new members.
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Britain is to give &quot;gradual access&quot; to Bulgarian and Romanian workers seeking to come here after their countries' expected accession to the European Union next year.
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"I am calling for calmness and a little bit more patience, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev said. "We are taking and will be taking all steps to bring this whole case to an end as soon as possible and see our compatriots very soon on Bulgarian soil."  By Anna MudevaSOFIA  - Bulgaria and the European Union called on Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia, after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.The five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor, who have spent more than eight years in jail, could be pardoned by the Balkan country's president if they are sent to Sofia under a 1984 prisoner exchange agreement with Libya.Following hectic diplomatic talks and payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to the families of 460 HIV victims, Tripoli commuted the death sentences against the six to life imprisonment late on Tuesday, paving the way for their release. Read more
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Next month the European Union will hear a progress report on Turkish membership.
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Libya has asked for normalized relations with the European Union in talks over releasing six foreign medics jailed for infecting hundreds of children with HIV, an official source in Libya said on Monday.
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EU foreign ministers agreed to lift an arms embargo on Libya on Monday, despite fears for Bulgarian and Palestinian medical workers sentenced to death there, but imposed a visa ban on senior officials from Myanmar.
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Six foreign medics sentenced to death then life imprisonment in Libya in a controversial AIDS case were free in the Bulgarian capital Tuesday after the EU struck a multi-million-dollar financial and trade deal with Tripoli.
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The European Union on Wednesday agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants the Libyan government to help crack down on illegal immigration to the EU.