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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EU ministers grant candidate status to Albania
At a General Affairs Council meeting on June 14 in Luxembourg, EU ministers agreed – based on the recommendation by
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Eleven Ukrainian servicemen killed as gunmen down helicopter, attack checkpoint near Sloviansk
Using surface-to-air missiles, pro-Russian insurgents shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter near Sloviansk late on June 24, breaking a ceasefire
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Separatists down Ukrainian military helicopter
Pro-Russian separatists have shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, just a day after the rebels announced a week-long truce in
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Obama: Putin, separatists should comply with Ukraine peace plans
President Barack Obama has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to work closely with Kyiv to implement Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko’s
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Sanctions threat weighs on Russian oil industry
Russia’s economy runs on oil and gas, but with Russia’s economy on the edge of recession, a new threat has
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EU calls on Turkey to end Cyprus sea and air ban
The European Union, in the framework of the EU-Turkey Association Council that took place Monday in Luxemburg, has called on
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