Exit polls: Merkel leads in German vote
Exit polls in Germany showed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won the most votes in a parliamentary election Sunday, putting her
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Germany’s Merkel fights for majority in September 22 election
Germany holds its parliamentary elections Sunday, with current Chancellor Angela Merkel looking set to win a third term. Ms. Merkel
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Romanian president Basescu challenges new law on referendum
Romanian President Traian Basescu today lodged a complaint with the Constitutional Court, the country’s highest court, over the amendments brought
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Greece pledges crackdown on ‘Neo-Nazi’ Golden Dawn party
Greece has pledged to crack down on far right party Golden Dawn after it was accused of involvement in the
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Germany’s Merkel bids for third term as tough EU decisions loom
Germany will hold parliamentary elections Sunday, with current Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party riding high in the polls. Optimism over the
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Slovakian PM Fico easily survives combative vote
Claims that a major gas deal between the state and a financial group was masterminded by the latter led to an
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UN, EU condemnation of fatal attack on EULEX convoy in Kosovo
The top United Nations official in Kosovo has strongly condemned the September 19 2013 attack on a European Union convoy
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Greek anti-fascist activist murdered, allegedly by ‘neo-Nazi’ Golden Dawn supporter
Greek police arrested a supporter of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party for allegedly murdering 34 – year – old left-wing
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Romanian court rejects local councils’ decision to ban shale gas prospecting
A decision by several local councils in the Vaslui County to ban exploration and exploitation of shale gas within their
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