Azerbaijan’s Iham Aliyev elected president for third time, amid ‘falsification’ allegations
Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev is set to return as president for a third term, with a reported 85 per cent of
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Year: 2013
Bulgaria approves corporate income tax breaks for high-unemployment areas
Bulgaria’s Cabinet, meeting on October 9 2013, extended a scheme to give companies exemption from corporate tax in areas of
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EU pledges 30 million euro to Italy to help with migrants
The European Union has pledged to give Italy an additional 30 million euro to deal with its refugee crisis, in
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IMF: Croatian economy to shrink 0.6% in 2013
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Croatia’s economy will shrink 0.6 per cent in 2013, but that it could
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Turkey completes construction of air defence system
Turkey is continuing its efforts to domestically produce weapons systems. The country’s defence ministry has announced launches of domestic short-range
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Greenpeace activists arrested in Russia may face additional charges
Russian investigators say they are considering additional charges against several of the 30 Greenpeace activists arrested after a protest at
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Greece, Israel look to closer co-operation on energy issues
Greece and Israel signed a series of agreements, joint declarations and cooperation protocols on a range of issues, from naval
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Czech president Zeman’s Israel trip not without controversy
Czech president Miloš Zeman is in Israel on a three-day visit that began on October 7 2013. The trip, which
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Hungarian deputy PM speaks on country’s responsibility in the Holocaust
For the first time since the fall of communism a high-ranking government official has acknowledged that “the Hungarian State was
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