Greek presidential vote goes to the wire; snap general election looms
The Greek parliament failed to elect a new president of the Republic on December 23 in a second round of voting
Read more
Europe
Eurasian Economic Union on shaky ground at outset
The Eurasian Economic Union is headed for a rough start. Officials from members of the economic alliance, which was modeled
Read more
Russia’s prime minister warns of ‘deep recession’
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the country would plunge into a “deep recession” if the government abandoned its spending
Read more
Ukraine’s parliament drops country’s non-aligned status
Ukraine took a further step toward seeking NATO membership Tuesday, when the country’s parliament passed a law abolishing Kyiv’s neutral,
Read more
Ukraine peace talks to resume this week
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany have reached an agreement to hold a new round of peace talks
Read more
Major network trafficking heroin into EU bust
An extensive network of heroin traffickers, bringing large quantities of the drug into the European Union, has been dismantled following
Read more
Four Galileo satellites being readied for launch
Engineers at the European Space Agency opened an early Christmas present — a new satellite for the Galileo navigation program.
Read more
Greek PM Samaras offers early general elections
In a televised address to the Greek people on December 21, prime minister Antonis Samaras revealed his proposal towards avoiding
Read more
Putin: Sanctions will not stop Russia’s support of ‘compatriots’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his country would not back down from “supporting compatriots” in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula,
Read more