Turkish Cypriots to vote in European elections for the first time
An important decision for the Turkish Cypriot citizens of the Republic of Cyprus was taken by the island’s council of
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Romania’s Basescu warns IMF he won’t approve new fuel taxes
Romanian President Traian Basescu yesterday warned the visiting IMF delegation he disagrees with the new energy taxes, especially the new
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Greek government announces 603 million euro primary surplus for 2013
The Greek government will try to use the final budget implementation data of 2013 that show a primary surplus of
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US firm San Leon excited about shale gas flow testing at Poland’s Lewino well
Oil and gas exploration firm San Leon Energy could likely prove commercial flows from its Lewino-1G2 well in the Baltic
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Ukrainian opposition leaders voice optimism as crisis talks end
Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged late Thursday from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovych, saying an opportunity exists to end weeks
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Romania’s interior minister resigns amid public pressure over aircraft crash
Romanian interior minister Radu Stroe resigned on January 23 2014 amid public and political pressure sparked by a belated intervention
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Serbia welcomes Bulgarian offer of help in EU membership process
Serbia, which began European Union accession negotiations on January 21 2014, has welcomed the offer of assistance from Bulgaria in
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Ukraine government, protesters locked in tense standoff
A tense standoff continues in Kyiv, Ukraine, where opposition leaders have set a 24-hour deadline for President Viktor Yanukovych to
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Cyprus: Bank restrictions to be relaxed
Further relaxation of bank restrictions in Cyprus will be announced in the coming weeks, Finance Minister Haris Georgiadis said. Bank
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