As protests in Ukraine fade, focus turns to elections
Reports indicate that although there are still thousands of protesters occupying government buildings and Independence Square in the capital, Kyiv,
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Europe
Suspect Hellenic Postbank loans probed; arrest warrants issued
Arrest warrants for more than twenty people were issued on the night of January 8 2014 in connection with loans
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Central European Jews ‘key to formation of European identity’
The idea of a European identity developed by Jewish intellectuals in Central Europe up until the 1930s was an important
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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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