Romania hikes excises to make up for sharp reduction of VAT on bread
Romania will introduce as of September 1 new taxes and increase part of the existing ones in order to counter-balance
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Love thy neighbour? Romanian official angered by Hungarian ‘interference’
Romanian Foreign Ministry state secretary George Ciamba has “taken note with surprise” comments by “certain Hungarian officials” at the annual
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Italian PM Letta slams EU handling of Greek crisis
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta gave his Greek counterpart a “vote of confidence” Monday while saying that the EU has
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High temperatures to sear much of Central and Eastern Europe on July 30
A “code red” weather warning was in place for central parts of the Czech Republic on July 30 while several
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Cyprus agrees to 47.5 per cent levy on biggest depositors
Cyprus has reached a final agreement with its international lenders to confiscate 47.5 percent of the accounts of its biggest
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EU, China reach agreement on solar panels dispute
The European Union and China have reached an agreement in the trade dispute involving the cheap imports of solar panels
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Italian, Greek PMs to meet
Italian Prime Minister, Enrico Leta, is going to meet on Monday noon with his Greek counterpart, Antonis Samaras, in a
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Sofia and Skopje – another meeting, more good intentions
Plamen Oresharski and Nikola Gruevski have become the latest two occupants of the prime ministers’ chairs in their respective countries
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Greece closer to rescue loan tranche disbursement
A Euro Working Group meeting was held Wednesday to examine if Greece has taken all necessary prior actions in order
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