Hungarian Parliament’s Speaker: Slovakia should not be in the EU
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
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
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
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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Turkey looking to end Russian gas dependence
A Russian warship firing warning shots against a Turkish fishing boat Sunday was the latest sign bilateral tensions continue to
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First Christmas full moon since…
The last time there was full moon on Christmas Day, it was the year that the Commodore PET computer was
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Demonstrations held against and in support of Polish government over constitutional crisis
Tens of thousands of people held demonstrations in Poland over the weekend after the new Law and Justice (PiS) government
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US envoy slams plans in Hungary for statue honouring pro-Nazi WW2 minister
A U.S. State Department official says it is “incomprehensible” that Hungary would allow a statue honoring Balint Homan – a
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Geminids meteor shower to be visible in Balkans on the night of December 13
The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a
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