Slovakian PM Fico throws hat into presidential ring
Putting an end to months of speculation, Prime Minister Robert Fico made his plans to run for president next year
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Europe
Erdogan government shaken to its core
A huge scandal of corruption is shaking the Turkish government to its core with political analysts saying that Recep Tayyip
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Turkey’s Erdogan: Corruption probe ‘dirty operation’
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a corruption probe in which dozens of people have been detained is part
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Athens cuts off funding to Golden Dawn
Greek lawmakers inflicted a decisive blow against the Golden Dawn party on December 18 by cutting off state funding. The
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Cyprus to get 100 million euro from European Stability Mechanism
The disbursement of 100 million euro to Cyprus was approved by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) board of directors on
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Greece granted billion euro tranche as central bank warns against ‘polarised’ politics
Greece’s euro partners agreed on December 17 2013 to release the delayed one billion euro tranche of the country’s rescue
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Russia gives Ukraine cheap gas, $15 billion in loans
Russia gave Ukraine a steep discount on gas, and promised to buy $15 billion worth of the nation’s sovereigns in
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Signing of Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece border co-operation deal postponed after Turkish interior minister’s son arrested
A scheduled signing in Sofia of an intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey to build a joint contact centre
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Sons of three cabinet ministers arrested in Turkey
Havoc has broken out in Turkey from the arrest, in a police operation in Istanbul, of 22 people including three
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