Poland’s constitutional court removes kosher slaughter ban
Poland’s constitutional court has overturned a 2013 decision by the country’s parliament, the Sejm, to ban kosher slaughtering in the
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Greek stock market plunges following speedy presidential vote announcement
Greek stocks sank 12.78 per cent on December 9 in what was their biggest single-session fall since November 1987 as
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Polish PM, US president discuss US senate report on CIA prisons
The US senate report on CIA prisons was one of the topics brought up by US president Barack Obama during
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Kosovo gains Olympic recognition
The International Olympic Committee has officially recognized Kosovo, paving the way for the former Serbian province to compete in the
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Kosovo’s parliament votes approval of new government
With 73 votes in favour, 38 against and two abstentions, the parliament of Kosovo voted on December 9 2014 to
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Greece moves first-round vote in presidential election forward to December 17
The Greek government has caught everyone off guard with a surprise decision to bring forward the presidential election process as soon as
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EU foreign policy chief in Turkey, seeking support against ‘Islamic State’
The foreign affairs chief of the European Union is leading a high-level delegation to Turkey to discuss Ankara’s role in
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Provisional deal on EU budget reached
A provisional agreement on the European Union budget for 2015 and the means to settle this year’s most urgent unpaid
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Merkel: Russia meddling with countries’ EU aspirations
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is bitterly accusing Russia of trying to meddle with the desires of eastern European countries to
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