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Turkey makes progress toward EU

February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 The Prague Post Cyprus, Turkey

After another round of extensive talks, the EU and Turkey have welcomed an agreement via a joint declaration on the

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Bomb threat, clashes at far-right ‘day of honour’ rally in Hungary

February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

A bomb scare forced hundreds of extreme right-wing demonstrators to relocate their “day of honour” ceremonies from Clark Ádám tér

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View overlooking Greek capital city Athens photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Wary Greeks say economy can only improve

February 15, 2014May 10, 2024 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Greece

Greek and international companies put their newest products on display at a food and beverage trade fair near the Athens

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Ukraine opposition ‘ready’ to vacate Kyiv city hall

February 15, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Opposition leaders in Ukraine say protesters are ready to vacate the Kyiv city hall they have occupied for more than

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Ukraine: President, opposition cook deals on amnesty, coalition government

February 15, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych appears to be inching closer to a deal with the less militant wing in the opposition

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Ukraine: Police, protesters exchange threats as deadlines loom

February 14, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

As Ukraine’s anti-government EuroMaidan protests stretch into their third month, attitudes are hardening on both sides of the barricades as

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Poll: Presidential run-off in Slovakia would be close

February 13, 2014February 14, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

One of the last polls to be published before the March 15 2014 presidential race in Slovakia has confirmed a

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Serbian war crimes court convicts 9 ex-Serb paramilitaries

February 12, 2014 VOANews Serbia

Serbia’s war crimes court has convicted nine former members of a paramilitary group for the 1999 massacre of more than

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Ukraine: Borrowing from Russia to pay Russia

February 11, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s finances are still in critical condition despite the central bank letting the hryvnia float on February 7 to ease

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