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Andrej Kiska elected as Slovakia’s president

March 30, 2014March 31, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Andrej Kiska will be the president of Slovakia for the next five years. Kiska, who is the first-ever independent candidate

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Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre warns of security risks as Windows XP support ends

March 30, 2014March 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol has warned of security risks related to the end of Windows XP support.

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Turkey’s local elections – the voters’ choices

March 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkish citizens go to the polls in local elections on March 30 2014. The electoral system of local elections in

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Kerry, Lavrov to meet for Ukraine crisis talks

March 30, 2014 Scott Stearns of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Paris Sunday as

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Kiska becomes Slovakia’s president, preliminary results show

March 30, 2014March 30, 2014 Michaela Terenzani-Stankova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Andrej Kiska will be the president of Slovakia for the next five years, preliminary results published by the Statistics Office

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Europe 

Klitschko endorses Poroshenko for president, will run for Kyiv mayor instead

March 30, 2014March 30, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Vitali Klitschko has withdrawn from the May 25 presidential race in Ukraine to endorse fellow millionaire member of parliament Petro

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Scenesetter: March 30 municipal elections in Turkey

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The coming local elections in Turkey are very crucial for the political future of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, given that he

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Ukraine: Crowded presidential field already shaping up for May 25 election

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

With presidential elections now less than two months away, the field of contenders is filling up. The latest edition to

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Slovakia’s presidential elections: Run-off campaign heats up

March 27, 2014May 10, 2024 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Campaign fever is spreading as Prime Minister Robert Fico faces philanthropist Andrej Kiska in the presidential election second round run-off

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