European Commissioner Georgieva sketches scenarios for Syria
European humanitarian aid commissioner Kristalina Georgieva has sketched two likely scenarios for the way Syria is headed – either a
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EU unemployment flat at 11% in September
The 28-member European Union ended September 2013 with 11 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, unchanged for a fourth consecutive months,
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Turkey signs agreement with Japan on second nuclear power station
Turkey has taken a second step towards the construction of a second nuclear plant. Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed
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Sobotka strikes back: Czech Republic’s prospective prime minister outmaneuvering opponents
Prospective Czech Republic prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka is deftly outmaneuvering his own party rivals at every turn. The chairman of
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Poland risks early elections amid political corruption allegations
Poland may face early parliamentary elections if the situation in the governing Civic Platform (PO) destabilizes to such an extent
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‘Greek debt to be discussed no sooner than the European elections’
The administration of the Deutsche Bank said on October 30 2013 that it is unlikely for Greece to have a
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Europeans seek answers from US on NSA spying
European officials are in Washington seeking more information about charges that the United States has been spying on Europeans and
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Greece’s former FM Pangalos: We spied on the US
Greece’s former foreign minister Theodoros Pangalos revealed on radio station Vima FM on October 29 that the Greek government had
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Troika’s second review of Cyprus economy begins
For the next 10 days, until November 8, the fiscal restructuring progress and the financial system of Cyprus will once
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