Floods sweep southern Romania
More than 60 litres of rainwater fell in Pitesti, within just three hours. Several inhabitants were rescued by boats. Dozens of
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Serbian PM Dacic to visit Kosovo on October 19
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci has announced in today’s government meeting that the Serbian PM, Ivica Dacic will be
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The great Greek ‘no’ to fresh austerity measures
While it is not yet known when the troika will return to Athens to resume talks on progress made in
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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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