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Turkish police enter Taksim Square

June 11, 2013June 12, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Hundreds of Turkish police in riot gear entered Istanbul’s Taksim Square early Tuesday, firing tear gas and a water cannon

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Turkish opposition calls on PM to end tensions

June 10, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s opposition party leader has urged Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop escalating tensions and dragging the country “into

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EU, Israel sign aviation agreement

June 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union and Israel signed on June 10 2103 a comprehensive air transport agreement which will gradually open up

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Flood Watch Budapest: Danube floodwater has peaked in city

June 10, 2013June 12, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

The Danube has passed its peak in Budapest and the main forces must now be focused on the section down

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Ashton warns Turkey on human rights

June 10, 2013June 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

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

June 10, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

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

June 10, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator 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

June 9, 2013June 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

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

June 9, 2013June 10, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish police in Ankara and Istanbul have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters early Sunday,

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