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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban is vowing to protect all Hungarians against racial prejudice after an apparent anti-Semitic remark by a far-right lawmaker. Parliamentarian Marton Gyongyosi of the opposition Jobbik […]
NATO on Tuesday agreed to deploy Patriot missiles to the Turkish border to help defend Turkey against threats from Syria. “In response to Turkey’s request, NATO has decided to augment […]
Snowploughs were out on the streets of Bulgarian capital city Sofia on December 3 as the first major snowfall of the winter hit the country. Local media reported traffic was […]
The European Commission said on December 3 that it has opened a formal investigation into whether Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), the umbrella corporation set up in 2008 to hold most […]
The Bulgarian Christmas charity initiative, which seeks to raise funds for medical treatment and equipment for seriously ill children, is underway for the 10th year. The initiative, under the patronage […]
Russian President Vladmir Putin is scheduled to visit Turkey on December 3. The visit comes as the two countries remain at odds over Syria, with Moscow supporting President Bashar al-Assad […]
Consumers and investors are being warned the Czech crown will remain weak for the remainder of the year and into 2013, as economists predict the central bank will continue to […]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the Czech Republic for a short visit that includes a push to help a U.S. firm win a nuclear plant construction contract. […]
Exit polls show left-wing former Prime Minister Borut Pahor winning Slovenia’s presidential election by a landslide. The surveys of voters gives Mr. Pahor 67 percent of the vote in Sunday’s […]
