Poland evacuates its consulate in Crimea amid mounting tensions
Poland’s Foreign Ministry decided on March 8 to pull out staff from its consulate in Sevastopol, the Crimean port city
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Kyiv: No plans to send forces to Crimea
Ukraine’s acting defense minister says Kyiv has no plans to send armed forces to Crimea. The Interfax news agency quoted
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Russian military vehicles enter Ukrainian base near Simferopol
A convoy of military vehicles, apparently Russian, has entered a base near Crimea’s capital Simferopol. Reuters news service, which filmed
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European People’s Party elects Juncker as its candidate European Commission President
The EU-wide centre-right European People’s Party elected Jean-Claude Juncker, formerly prime minister of Luxembourg and former Eurogroup president, as its
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Ukrainians fight back in information war
Kremlin-controlled media have launched an information war to justify Russia’s seizing of Crimea. In response, Ukrainians are organizing to counter
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Yatseniuk: Ukraine to sign deal with EU within weeks
Ukraine will sign the political part of an association agreement with European Union within the next few weeks, according to
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Greek banks need 6.4 billion euro in extra capital, stress tests reveal
The Bank of Greece has released the results of the stress tests that BlackRock Solutions carried out on the loan
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Ukraine crisis: EU leaders suspend visa talks with Russia
A March 6 special meeting of the European Council on the Ukraine crisis agreed to suspend visa system easing talks
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Macedonia heads into election season, choosing a president and parliament
Voters in Macedonia are to vote in the first round of presidential elections on April 13 2014 and a week
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