German court’s crucial verdict amid debate on Eastern European immigrants’ social rights
A court in the German land of Nord-Westphalia decided on November 28 that all Romanian citizens are entitled to social
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Month: November 2013
EU signs up Moldova and Georgia, but loses the big prize, Ukraine
Pressured by street demonstrations at home, Ukraine’s president reluctantly traveled to a European Union summit in Lithuania. But he frustrated five
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Torn between East and West, Ukraine debates future
The European Union criticized Russia for pressuring Ukraine into abandoning a landmark free trade deal with the EU in favor
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Turkish leaders aim to turn Hagia Sophia back into a mosque
A senior Turkish minister’s call to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia – now a museum — back into a mosque has
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Anti-immigrant protests in Serbia
Residents of Vračević village, 65km south from Belgrade, blocked the road to a nearby Bogovađa village in protest against undocumented
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Bulgaria to put electricity utility chief in charge of South Stream
Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Dragomir Stoynev said on November 29 that Vladimir Inkov will be “put in charge” of South Stream,
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EU grants Bulgaria 5.66M euro to address asylum seekers influx
The European Commission said on November 29 that was providing 5.66 million euro in emergency funding from the European Refugee
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rejects second suit to void May election results
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled against a challenge to declare the results of the May 12 2013 parliamentary elections void, the
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Ukraine says membership in EU depends on aid
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says his country needs economic and financial support from the European Union before Kyiv can sign
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