Belarusian activist Bialiatski wins Václav Havel Award
The first Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which honours outstanding civil society action in defense of human rights, was awarded
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Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy
Russian authorities have formally charged 13Greenpeace activists and one freelance videographer with piracy after they were seized during a protest against
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Three Golden Dawn MPs get bail, one remanded in custody
Three MPs from Greece’s neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, Elias Kassidiaris, Elias Panagiotaros and Nicos Michos, were released on bail, after
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Poland to introduce new fiscal rules to improve public finance stability
The Polish government adopted a draft amendment to the public finance act introducing a new spending rule aimed at keeping
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World Bank launches programme to improve corporate financial reporting in Europe’s Eastern Partnership states
The World Bank launched on October 1 2013 a new programme to strengthen corporate financial reporting in the countries of
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Lawmakers, Holocaust survivors to attend Auschwitz session on combating anti-Semitism
More than 70 members of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and Holocaust survivors will gather on the site of the former
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Regional elections approaching in Slovakia
Expect low turnout before and unusual political alliances after November’s regional elections, as Slovak citizens and foreigners with permanent residence
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Turkey unveils democratisation plan
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a package of reforms aimed at strengthening democracy and keeping on track
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European Parliament announces 2013 Sakharov Prize finalists
Belarusian political prisoners Ales Bialatski, Eduard Lobau and Mykola Statkevich, US spying whistleblower Edward Snowden and Pakistani campaigner for girls’
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