Yanukovych denies Chornovol’s accusation that he ordered her beating
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s press service called accusations that he ordered Tetyana Chornovol’s beating groundless and renewed the call for
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Hungary sets up program to buy land in Romania’s Transylvania
The Hungarian government is drafting a program through which to buy plots of land in Transylvania, one of Romania’s historical
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Tusk to challenge Cameron’s remarks on Polish migrants
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he would ask his British counterpart David Cameron to explain his earlier remarks made
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Former Romanian PM gets second prison term
Former Romanian PM Adrian Nastase (2000-2004) was sentenced on January 6 2014 to a further four years in prison for
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Romania’s Basescu calls for internal debate on union with Moldova
Romanian president Traian Basescu called on January 6 2014 for an internal debate on union with the Republic of Moldova,
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EU begins 2014 with Latvia entering euro zone and Greece as president
For the European Union, the year 2014 has begun with Latvia becoming the 18th member of the euro zone and
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EU presidency a major challenge for troubled Greece
Greece took over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union on Wednesday January 1 2014. The country takes over at
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Czech police insist Palestinian ambassador’s death ‘definitely not terrorism-related’
Police insist the explosion that killed the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic was not terrorism-related, although embassy officials have
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EU to end EULEX mission to Kosovo in September
The European Union plans to end its EULEX mission in Kosovo and replace it with a new mission, with reduced
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