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Analyst: Temelín nuclear expansion spells ‘bye bye’ for dividends

January 2, 2014January 2, 2014 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic, energy, nuclear

The expansion of the Temelín nuclear power plant remains doubtful given current energy prices, analysts have said after the CEO

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Europe 

New real estate tax act in Slovenia raises questions

January 2, 2014January 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Slovenia

The new year brought a new real estate tax act in Slovenia, meant to boost budget revenue by about 400

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Europe 

Putin: ‘No justification’ for Volgograd bombings

January 1, 2014January 1, 2014 VOANews Russia

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visited Volgograd on Wednesday after the city was the struck by two suicide bombings Sunday and

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Russia’s Putin vows to fight terrorists until destroyed

December 31, 2013December 31, 2013 VOANews Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to fight terrorists until their “total destruction,” following the two suicide bombings in the

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Europe 

Tough talk in Romanian politics precedes year of electoral all-out war

December 31, 2013December 31, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The closing year stood out as a period of increased political confrontations between the two rival camps of president Traian

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Europe 

Death toll rises in Russia blasts

December 31, 2013 VOANews Russia

Russian officials announced that three more people have died as a result of the two suicide bombings which struck the

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Europe 

Switzerland extends labor restrictions for Romanians and Bulgarians

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Romanian and Bulgarian workers will still have to cope with restrictions on the Swiss labor market from 1 January 2014

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Europe 

Erdogan accuses judges, district attorneys of ‘conspiracy’

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

After the “international centers of power” and the “interest rate lobby conspiracy”, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now decided to accuse

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Europe 

Turkish prosecutor dismissed, charged with official interference

December 26, 2013 VOANews Turkey

A Turkish prosecutor leading a high-level bribery and corruption investigation says he has been removed from the case and that

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