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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Danube to peak in Budapest on June 11
The Danube River is expected to peak in the Hungarian capital city Budapest on June 11, according to official estimates,
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Floods in Prague: Staying dry
As rainfall ceaselessly pounded the streets of Prague 8-Karlín June 2 and water from the Vltava crept up the neighborhood’s
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European Central Bank says euro economy still shrinking
The European Central Bank says the economic fortunes in the euro currency bloc are continuing to shrink, but should advance
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Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife say ‘marriage is over’
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced their split on June 6. In an interview with the
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Flooding could cost Czech Republic as much as 1.16B euro
Offices closed, hotel bookings canceled, trains not running, industrial plants shuttered and businesses under water – the economic impact of
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Turkish PM returns home to protests asking for his resignation
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returns to his country Thursday, after spending several days in North Africa as protesters
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Latvia ready to join euro zone in 2014, EC says
The European Commission has published its annual convergence report on Latvia, concluding that the country was ready to join the
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Flood Watch Budapest: 55 000 people may have to be evacuated, PM says
Up to 55 000 people could be evacuated in the Budapest area, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told MTI this
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