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Hungary sets up program to buy land in Romania’s Transylvania

January 8, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Hungary, Romania

The Hungarian government is drafting a program through which to buy plots of land in Transylvania, one of Romania’s historical

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Tusk to challenge Cameron’s remarks on Polish migrants

January 8, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he would ask his British counterpart David Cameron to explain his earlier remarks made

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Former Romanian PM gets second prison term

January 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Former Romanian PM Adrian Nastase (2000-2004) was sentenced on January 6 2014 to a further four years in prison for

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Romania’s Basescu calls for internal debate on union with Moldova

January 7, 2014February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Moldova, Romania

Romanian president Traian Basescu called on January 6 2014 for an internal debate on union with the Republic of Moldova,

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EU begins 2014 with Latvia entering euro zone and Greece as president

January 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

For the European Union, the year 2014 has begun with Latvia becoming the 18th member of the euro zone and

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EU presidency a major challenge for troubled Greece

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece took over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union on Wednesday January 1 2014. The country takes over at

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Czech police insist Palestinian ambassador’s death ‘definitely not terrorism-related’

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

Police insist the explosion that killed the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic was not terrorism-related, although embassy officials have

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EU to end EULEX mission to Kosovo in September

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

The European Union plans to end its EULEX mission in Kosovo and replace it with a new mission, with reduced

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Italy rescues 1000 migrants in 24 hours

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 VOANews

The Italian navy says it has rescued, in a 24-hour period, more than 1000 migrants attempting the perilous journey across

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