Ashton warns Turkey on human rights
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has issued a reminder to Turkey that the country’s EU accession negotiations “provide
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Poland intervenes after zloty hits one-year low
Poland’s central bank NBP confirmed on June 7 2013 that it had sold a “certain amount” of foreign currencies on
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Law to make it harder to start a firm in Slovakia
While businesses in Slovakia are calling on the government to make doing business in Slovakia easier and less bureaucratic, they
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Flood Watch Budapest: Peak expected by midnight on June 9
According to Máté Márk Kisdi, spokesperson of National Disaster Management, the peak of the Danube flood is to be expected
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Turkey protesters, police clash as demonstrations enter 10th day
Turkish police in Ankara and Istanbul have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters early Sunday,
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Record floodwaters expected in Budapest on June 11
Thousands have been forced to flee their homes and at least a dozen left dead amid severe flooding across Central
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Turkey protests enter ninth day
Thousands of demonstrators are occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square as protests in Turkey entered their ninth day.Protesters raised signs Saturday
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Homelessness serious threat to refugees in Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia – UN
Homelessness and the threat of homelessness are two of the most serious conditions affecting refugees and asylum-seekers living in Poland,
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Flood Watch Budapest: city only protected to 930cm, mayor says
Budapest mayor István Tarlós has announced that Budapest is currently protected to a water level of 930cm, not 950cm as
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