Czech president Zeman’s Israel trip not without controversy
Czech president Miloš Zeman is in Israel on a three-day visit that began on October 7 2013. The trip, which
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Hungarian deputy PM speaks on country’s responsibility in the Holocaust
For the first time since the fall of communism a high-ranking government official has acknowledged that “the Hungarian State was
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European Parliament calls for humanitarian conference on Syrian refugee crisis
The European Union should convene a humanitarian conference aimed at helping Syria’s neighbouring countries to cope with the still-growing influx
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Shale gas: new fracking projects must pass environmental test, European Parliament says
The European Parliament, adopting the first reading of an amendment to existing EU legislation, proposed on October 9 2013 that
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Bulgaria to get direct EU financial help to deal with influx of Syrian refugees – Interior Minister
Bulgaria will soon get direct financial assistance from the European Union to cope with the influx into the country of
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Turkey under pressure over likely purchase of Chinese missiles
Ankara is facing mounting pressure from its NATO allies over its announcement that a Chinese company is favored to win
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Cyprus economic victims fight back
A renewed wave of protests by securities holders and depositors that have been gravely affected by the measures which accompanied
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European Commission calls for large-scale Mediterranean patrols to prevent repeat of Lampedusa tragedy
European Union interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg on October 38 were to hear a proposal from European Home Affairs Commissioner
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Prosecutors order investigation into Golden Dawn’s financial status
Prosecutors Spyros Georgouleas and Christos Papakostas ordered on October 8 the Financial Crime Prosecution Unit of Greece (SDOE) to begin
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