Czech president wants more people to smoke
While most world leaders would not dare to make such a statement, we can always count on Czech President Miloš
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Chevron suspends shale gas exploration in Romanian county amid protests, villagers call for referendum
The US company Chevron has suspended its scheduled shale gas exploration activities in the Vaslui County after fours days running
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French students protest against immigrant expulsions
Thousands of French students took to the streets of Paris Thursday to protest the expulsion of immigrant families, including two
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First shale gas explorations in Romania met with sit-in protests
Several hundred people, mostly villagers, formed a human chain to prevent US company Chevron from installing its first prospecting well
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Poll among Jews in nine EU countries: Anti-Semitism is getting worse
A survey in nine European Union countries of Jewish people’s experiences and perceptions show that three-quarters of respondents feel that
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European Commission releases regular reports on Western Balkans countries – key points
The European Commission (EC) released regular reports on the countries of the Western Balkans that are not members of the
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EU should step up engagement with Turkey on human rights, European Commission report says
Turkey has taken important reform steps over the past 12 months but several further reforms are needed and the European
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Greece edging closer to third bailout deal?
Hopes that Athens may be helped to plug a funding gap next year by the European Central Bank agreeing to
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Animal rights activists clash with Polish muslims over ritual slaughter
Animal rights activists disrupted the start of the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice or Kurban Bayram in Bohoniki, north-eastern Poland,
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