Romanian TV presenter’s comments spark fury in Moldova
A protest was held on January 15 by a Romanian-Moldovan association in front of the B1 TV station in central
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Attacks against Montenegro media raise international concerns
Attacks against independent newspapers and journalists have been increasing over the past few years in Montenegro, but two recent incidents
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Serb local councillor shot dead in northern Kosovo
Kosovo’s government has condemned the killing of a local Serb councilman in an ethnically divided town in the country’s north.
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EU proposes new measures to fight extremism at home
The European Union’s executive arm is proposing new measures fight extremism in Europe, from racism and xenophobia to the threat
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Romanian court rejects MPs’ super-immunity
The Constitutional Court, Romania’s highest court, decided on January 14 2014 that a series of amendments to the Penal Code
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Romanian, Albanian held as police bust network of 280 burglars in France
French law enforcement authorities working with Europol, have dismantled a Paris-based network of prolific burglars and arrested 15 individuals. Two
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European Commission publishes guide on ‘habitual residence test’ for social security
A practical guide on the “Habitual Residence Test” to help European Union countries apply EU rules on the co-ordination of
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More Golden Dawn MPs imprisoned
Three MPs of Greece’s neo-Nazi party “Golden Dawn” were remanded in custody on January 11 2014 pending trial on charges
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Lutsenko hospitalised as Ukraine authorities face political fallout
Ukrainian opposition leader and former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko remains hospitalized in intensive care on January 11, a day after
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