Ukraine’s president calls on Russia to show commitment to peace
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Russia Thursday to support his peace plan for eastern Ukraine with “actions, not words,”
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EU leaders mark 100 years since start of World War 1
Despite political tensions over the selection of the European Commission’s next leader, regional heads of state are in Ypres, Belgium,
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Putin defends South Stream pipeline
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing back against Western opposition to his country’s planned South Stream pipeline that would allow
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EU prepares to sign association agreements with three former Soviet states
The European Union will sign association agreements on June 27 with three countries in its Eastern Partnership – Ukraine, Moldova
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The ins and outs of the new European Parliament political groups
The new European Parliament, to hold its first sitting on July 1 to 3 2014, will have seven political groups,
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Living without Russian gas: Hard, but possible
Since Russia’s Gazprom cut the gas supplies to Ukraine on June 16, the government has been intensively looking for the
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Polish government wins confidence vote in spite of tape scandal
Poland’s government has won a parliamentary vote of confidence amid a wire-tapping scandal involving prominent members of the ruling Civic
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Greece to invite oil companies to conduct offshore test drillings
Greece is to invite major oil companies early July to conduct offshore test drillings in the areas of the Ionian
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Poland’s governing coalition to join forces in settling wire-tapping scandal
Ruling Civic Platform (PO) and junior coalition partner Polish People’s Party (PSL) want to cooperate in settling the matters related
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