Czech Republic’s new immigration bill incites protest, criticism
Draft legislation aimed at revamping immigration law has infuriated NGOs working in the sector and prompted more than 100 people
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Gay rights versus far right
Heavy police security ensured that the annual Budapest Pride parade passed off peacefully on Saturday, with several thousand participants marching
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Financial gap looms over Greece
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Greece will face a financial gap immediately after July 2014. During a press
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Eight dead reported in Bulgarian bus crash in Ukraine – updated
At least eight people, including one Bulgarian national, died in a bus collision in Ukraine, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on
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EU a danger to Europe: Hungarian PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán put in a defiant appearance in the European Parliament on Tuesday, the day before EU lawmakers
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Latvia to adopt euro on January 1 2014
The economic and financial affairs council of the European Union (Ecofin) passed on July 9 a decision allowing Latvia to
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Bulgarian money laundering convict handed 20-year sentence in Italy
An Italian court found Evelin “Brendo” Banev guilty on charges of drug trafficking, sentencing him to 20 years imprisonment, Bulgarian
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Peace March to Srebrenica begins
On July 8 2013, the peace march from Nezuk near Tuzla began. From this departure point, participants in the Peace
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Europe to send more bailout money to Greece
Greece’s international creditors have agreed to hand it a further 6.3 billion euro in bailout funds, even as they warn
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