Hungary: War of words between George Soros and Fidesz heats up
Hungary’s governing right-wing party Fidesz on November 20 slammed claims by US financier George Soros that the government had lied in
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Nato apologises to Turkey for targeting Erdogan and Ataturk in training exercise
Nato apologised on November 17 for naming enemy targets in a military computer training exercise after Turkey’s beloved founder Mustafa
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Slovenia: President Borut Pahor wins runoff presidential election
Incumbent Borut Pahor has won Slovenia’s run-off presidential election on Sunday, beating his challenger Marjan Sarec. With nearly 80 percent of
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Romania fights back against sham reforms
The government in Bucharest wants to change the country’s justice system and is also planning tax reforms. Civil society, opposition
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Nato to beef up in face of ‘assertive’ Russia
Nato plans to update its command structure for the first time since the end of the Cold War to ease
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Far right loses out in Slovakian elections
Slovakia has bucked the trend of far-right gains in Europe, with the People’s Party-Our Slovakia losing in regional polls. But
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EU threatens visa restrictions for countries that don’t accept rejected asylum-seekers
The European Union has decided to take measures against countries that do not co-operate with repatriating migrants who have been denied
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Pope Francis speaks out against nationalism in Europe
Pope Francis has warned Europeans against creating new divisions and building trenches, the former a reference to growing nationalism across
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‘Bronze House’ at site of communist’s former mausoleum splits Bulgarians
An art installation on the site of a demolished mausoleum for Bulgarian communist legend Georgi Dimitrov? Even ahead of receiving
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