Cyprus economic crisis has political fallout
The Cyprus economic crisis is likely to increase support for right-wing parties across Europe, and put additional stresses on the
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Europe
Croatian police bust euro counterfeiting operation
With the support of European Union police agency Europol, the Croatian National police dismantled an illegal currency print-shop on March
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ICTY jails two former high-ranking Bosnian Serbs for war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in a judgment on March 27, sentenced two former high-level Bosnian Serb
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Cyprus rushing to finish controls ahead of reopening of banks
Cyprus is finalizing restrictions aimed at preventing depositors from making massive cash withdrawals when banks reopen on March 28 2013
Read moreEconomic sentiment worsens in EU, euro zone in March 2013
In March 2013, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased in both the euro area and the EU, putting on hold
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Banks in Cyprus remain closed after bailout
Depositors with more than $130,000 in Cypriot banks could see about 40 percent of their deposits turned into bank shares,
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US Steel to stay in Slovakia’s Košice
US Steel Corporation will not sell its U.S. Steel Košice (USSK) subsidiary in eastern Slovakia. Representatives of the Slovak government
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Tens of thousands protest in anti-government strike in Poland
Thousands of workers staged a strike in southern Poland’s industrial Silesia region on March 26 2013 in a protest against
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Bulgaria’s rate of births out of wedlock among highest in EU
Bulgaria’s rate of births outside marriage, at 56 per cent the same as France, puts the country at third place
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