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Norway is marking the first anniversary Sunday of twin attacks that left 77 people dead. A number of commemorative events are scheduled across Norway as the Scandinavian nation reflects on […]
Archaeologists conducting research on the Blanka Tunnel construction site have made several important excavations, revealing new knowledge on Prague’s ancient history but also on the potential mismanagement of city funds. […]
The United Nations Security Council agreed on July 19 2012 to extend the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until January31 2013, and reiterated its call for the leadership of the […]
The German parliament has approved the eurozone’s $122 billion bailout for the struggling Spanish banking system. Lawmakers in Germany, the currency union’s most robust economic power, have grown increasingly wary […]
British border officials have announced they will conduct a 24-hour strike the day before the London Olympics begin, threatening to complicate entry for thousands of overseas visitors headed for the […]
Fraud affecting the EU budget fell by 35 per cent in 2011, according to the European Commission’s annual report on the “Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests”. In cohesion policy, […]
Since its introduction in May by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, the concept of an EU-wide banking union remains a hotly debated topic. This latest step toward European integration […]
International tourism arrivals have returned rapidly to steady growth, showing tourism’s resilience to the effects of the global economic and financial crisis, according to a new OECD report. “OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2012 ...
About 130 million Europeans have planned a holiday in another European Union country this year. About three-quarters of them will use a car or motorbike at least once to reach […]
The Foreign Office’s annual British Behaviour Abroad report showed that from April1 2011 to March 31 2012, Foreign Office staff handled 19 874 assistance cases – up three per cent […]
