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Poland has more problems with Boeing Dreamliner aircraft

July 5, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish airline LOT had to cancel one trans-Atlantic flight and postpone another because of technical problems on two of its

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Hungary: Cops not opposing Gay Pride events this time

July 5, 2013July 5, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Budapest’s annual Gay Pride Festival will open with an event at the new Gödör Klub on Király utca in District

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Turkey’s economic growth staging moderate recovery in 2013, World Bank report says

July 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Economic growth in Turkey in 2013 is forecast to remain below trend at an estimated 3.6 per cent according to

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Kosovo president Jahjaga decrees November 3 as local government election date

July 2, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga has officially announced November 3 as the date in which local

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Lenders pressuring Greece over austerity pledges

July 2, 2013 VOANews Greece

Greece’s international creditors are putting new pressure on Athens to meet its pledges to cut government spending before handing over

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Slovakia adopts new rules for major investments

July 2, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia has adopted new legislation for so-called significant investments. The ruling Smer party describes it as a tool to attract new

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Europe demands answers on NSA bugging claims

July 2, 2013 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

European politicians have reacted angrily to claims that the U.S. National Security Agency has bugged European Union missions and tapped

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EU urges Serbia to persist in dialogue with Priština

July 2, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

President of the European Union Council Herman Van Rompuy and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt congratulated Serbia on the “historical”

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EU unemployment stays flat at 10.9% in May

July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The 27-member European Union ended May 2013 with 10.9 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, unchanged from April, according to EU

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