Greece: Moody’s upgrade a real ‘vote of confidence’?
Rating agency Moody’s announced on November 29 2013 that it was upgrading Greece’s credit rating from C to Caa3 because
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Jews, Muslims in joint complaint to EC over Polish ban on ritual slaughter
Jews and Muslims have decided to join forces and lodge a complaint to the European Commission (EC) against Poland for
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Polish citizens among victims of police violence in Kyiv
The Polish Foreign Ministry has summoned the Ukrainian Ambassador to Warsaw and demanded an official explanation after two Polish citizens
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Tens of thousands of Ukrainians protest in Kyiv
More than 100,000 protesters gathered in the center of Kyiv Sunday to express anger over the president’s refusal to sign
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Ukrainian president condemns violence
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday condemned what he calls “actions” that have led to violence during opposition demonstrations in
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German court’s crucial verdict amid debate on Eastern European immigrants’ social rights
A court in the German land of Nord-Westphalia decided on November 28 that all Romanian citizens are entitled to social
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EU signs up Moldova and Georgia, but loses the big prize, Ukraine
Pressured by street demonstrations at home, Ukraine’s president reluctantly traveled to a European Union summit in Lithuania. But he frustrated five
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Torn between East and West, Ukraine debates future
The European Union criticized Russia for pressuring Ukraine into abandoning a landmark free trade deal with the EU in favor
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Turkish leaders aim to turn Hagia Sophia back into a mosque
A senior Turkish minister’s call to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia – now a museum — back into a mosque has
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