Poland may nominate foreign minister for EU foreign policy chief
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on May 28 2014 that foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski would be a “natural candidate” to
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Donetsk remains lawless place on May 28
Donetsk remained a lawless place on May 28, with the airport closed, the railway station open and a big question
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World Jewish Congress, ADL worried by European Parliament results showing rise of far-right
The rise of far-right extremist parties shown by the results of European Parliament elections has led to expressions of concern
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EU gives 65 million euro to help Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina with aftermath of floods
The European Commission (EC) has allocated an extra 65 million euro to help deal with the aftermath of the devastating
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At least 45 Kremlin-backed insurgents killed in Donetsk; government in control of airport, railway
A trip on May 27 to the morgue in Donetsk, the capital of Ukraine’s most populous oblast, confirms that the
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From Russia to Zagreb: Season of Pride Parades starts (or in some cases is stopped)
Central and Eastern Europe’s peak season of 2014 Pride Parades is about to get underway – or, in the case
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Greece: Tsipras demands early general election; PM contemplating cabinet reshuffle
Greece’s main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, on May 26 and
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World Bank: Economic recovery in SEE 6 countries could be held back by floods
The economy in six countries in South Eastern Europe covered by a World Bank regular report began recovering from the
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Romania opposition leader resigns after European Parliament election
The leader of Romania’s largest opposition party in parliament, Crin Antonescu, resigned on May 26, one day after his National-Liberals
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