Hungary: Polarisation at the polls
2014 will be a hot year for Hungary from a political point of view. There are three elections to look
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Month: January 2014
Dan Brown scouts the secrets of Prague while on ‘vacation’
Author Dan Brown made a quick tour of Prague, and rumours have started that he is contemplating using the city
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Warsaw bourse wants to become regional leader after merger with CEESEG
Warsaw Stock Exchange hopes to conclude a merger with CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) as it wants to secure a
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Weekly review: Romania’s war on justice
This week has again been marked by the ongoing political fight over the control of justice as Romania heads into
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US-Based Muslim preacher leverages influence back in Turkey
In 1999, a Turkish preacher who ran afoul of the military-backed secular government in Ankara left and sought refuge across
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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov defeats Raonic at Australian Open
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov won his Australian Open third-round match against Milos Raonic of Canada in four sets on January 18
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Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Bourgas
An influenza pandemic has been declared in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas, chief state health inspector Dr Angel
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Bulgaria’s security agency to investigate new bugging allegations
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) is to investigate an allegation by centre-right opposition GERB party leader Boiko Borissov
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New car sales in Bulgaria dropped slightly in 2013
Sales of new cars in Bulgaria in 2013 were slightly lower than in 2012, with figures from the European Automobile
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