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Medvedev offers Temelin promises

May 31, 2013 Michael Finnigan of The Prague Post energy, nuclear

The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has promised Czech companies will secure orders worth billions of euros if the Czech-Russian

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UN war crimes court acquits two Milosevic allies

May 31, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Serbia

A United Nations war crimes court has acquitted two key allies of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. The men were

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Moldova’s pro-EU parties form new government coalition, invest cabinet

May 31, 2013 Alex Bivol Moldova

Moldova’s parliament elected a new speaker and invested a new cabinet headed by Iurie Leanca on May 30 after the

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On World No-Tobacco Day, Bulgaria faces new smoking ban debate

May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer smoking

As annual World No-Tobacco Day is marked on May 31 2013, with the World Health Organisation and European Union among

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EU and euro zone economic, business sentiment pick up in May

May 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Economic and business sentiment in the European Union and euro zone improved in May 2013, according to survey results released

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What lies ahead for Greece’s economy

May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s Central Bank expects the country’s economy to shrink by 4.6 per cent in 2013, a report released on May

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Austria out front as EU zeroes in on tax evasion

May 30, 2013 Niklas Jakobsson of The Budapest Times

The European Union’s efforts to combat tax evasion took a small step forward on Wednesday as Austria agreed in principle

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Europe hands six nations a deficit reprieve

May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 VOANews European Commission

Europe is giving six of its financially struggling countries, including the major economies in France and Spain, more time to

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UN war crimes court convicts six Bosnian Croats

May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 VOANews

The U.N. war crimes court has convicted six Bosnian-Croat political and military leaders on charges of murder, rape and the

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