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Greek parliament defunds neo-Nazi party

October 23, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Greece

Greek lawmakers voted late Tuesday for an indefinite suspension of state aid to political parties accused of criminal activities, in

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Greece’s lenders stand firm on new measures row

October 23, 2013October 23, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The argument between the Greek government and the country’s lenders over the necessity of fresh austerity measures needed next year

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Police operation nets 129 stolen vehicles in Western Balkans, CEE countries

October 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Three days of intensive law enforcement activity have resulted in the seizure of 129 stolen vehicles with an estimated value

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EU agrees to new chapter in Turkey’s accession negotiations

October 22, 2013October 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

European Union ministers agreed on October 22 to open a new chapter in the process of Turkey’s EU accession negotiations,

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Strasbourg tribunal fails to give ruling over 1940 Katyn massacre

October 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg said on October 22 2013 that it has no competence to judge

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71 arrested as police smash Kosovo/Albanian crime group heroin trafficking ring in Italy

October 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

European law enforcement authorities, supported by Europol, have arrested 71 individuals in Italy, Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, for

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Romania steps up security measures amid wide street protests

October 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The Romanian Government asked the police and gendarmes to sharpen measures against unauthorized streets protests across the country which have

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Sharp differences in battle over ritual slaughter

October 21, 2013May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Poland

Poland’s Jewish and Muslim communities are awaiting the outcome the latest attempt to reverse the ruling by the constitutional court

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Greece hits a sky-high record in its debt

October 21, 2013October 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The highest public debt in both the Eurozone and the EU-28, touching the 156.9% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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