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The Armenian parliament has ratified a controversial natural gas agreement with Russia, despite widespread protests by the opposition. Ruling party lawmakers backed ratification of the deal in a vote Monday […]
The global economy may be entering a new phase as the year draws to a close. New data suggest some of the uncertainty that has characterized much of 2013 appears […]
Greece’s coalition government survived two crucial votes in parliament on Sunday as it now turns its attention to all-important talks with its lenders. MPs passed a unified property tax and […]
Turkish police fired water cannons and tear gas in Istanbul Sunday to disperse thousands of people protesting against the government’s urbanization plans and a corruption scandal in which scores of […]
A member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot has been released from prison. The lawyer for band member Maria Alyokhina said his client walked out of prison Monday. Officials say […]
Investors are more cautious about prospects for an improvement in the property sector in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) than in Western Europe, according to a new report. The study […]
Two weeks ago, Russian prosecutors told reporters they were preparing a third case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian oil tycoon who had already spent a decade in jail. Then, unexpectedly, […]
A month ago, on November 21, people took to the streets in protest against the government’s decision to abandon a far-reaching political and trade agreement with the European Union. On […]
The government of Montenegro has refused a request from authorities in Moscow to set up a Russian military base in Bar (Tivar). Rusia’s request to set up a base near […]
By nine votes to three, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, elected Znepol Bishop Yoan as the new Metropolitan of Varna. In the vote on December 22 […]
