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Ukraine may buy some 8 bcm of natural gas p.a. from Poland

December 16, 2015 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland, Ukraine

Ukraine could be buying some 8 billion cubic meters of natural gas per annum from Poland once a natural gas

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Video of lawmaker manhandling Yatsenyuk more popular than Ukraine’s slick tourism promotion

December 16, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s Economy Ministry recently unveiled a stylish new video to promote Ukraine as a tourism destination. They were happy that

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Hungarian Parliament’s Speaker: Slovakia should not be in the EU

December 16, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia

Slovakia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned Hungarian Ambassador to Slovakia Eva Czimbalmosné Molnár to explain the recent statements made by Hungarian Parliamentary

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Romania bans indoor smoking

December 15, 2015December 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, smoking

Romania has just ceased being a paradise for smokers. The permissive legislation that allowed smoking in many public spaces was

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Greece completes 1.2B euro deal for privatisation of regional airports

December 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s Syriza-ANEL coalition government completed its second privatisation with the concession of 14 regional airports on December 14 to a German –

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Polish PM Szydlo: European Parliament head should apologise for coup remarks

December 15, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo expects an apology from the President of the European Parliament Martin Schultz for saying that

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Europe 

Turkey looking to end Russian gas dependence

December 14, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews energy, Russia, Turkey

A Russian warship firing warning shots against a Turkish fishing boat Sunday was the latest sign bilateral tensions continue to

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Europe 

First Christmas full moon since…

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post

The last time there was full moon on Christmas Day, it was the year that the Commodore PET computer was

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Europe 

Demonstrations held against and in support of Polish government over constitutional crisis

December 14, 2015December 16, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Tens of thousands of people held demonstrations in Poland over the weekend after the new Law and Justice (PiS) government

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