The world’s statements and statistics on International Women’s Day 2013
On the eve of International Women’s Day, March 8 2013, a new Eurobarometer shows that 78 per cent of Europeans
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Europe
Berlusconi sentenced for publishing wiretap transcript
An Italian court has sentenced former Italian prime minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi to one year in prison for
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Decision on Bulgaria and Romania joining Schengen visa zone unlikely before autumn
European Union interior ministers were scheduled to meet in Brussels on March 7 2013 for a state-of-play discussion on Bulgaria
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Visegrád common battle group to be formed by 2016
Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia will jointly deploy troops by 2016, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in
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EU fines Microsoft 561M euro for browser screen fail
The European Commission said on March 6 that it imposed a 561 million euro fine on Microsoft for failing to
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Tourism’s ‘robust’ performance in Europe to continue in 2013, survey says
The tourism industry’s “robust and resilient” performance in 2012 is expected to continue in 2013, according to the results of
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Czech constitutional court giving ‘top priority’ to treason charges against Klaus
The Czech Republic’s constitutional court could come up with a decision by the end of March at the earliest on
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Polish Sejm to debate constructive no confidence motion in Tusk’s government
A motion to hold a constructive vote of no-confidence in the Donald Tusk government was tabled on February 11 by
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Bulgarians slightly better than EU average in expectations for a healthy life
Bulgarians, especially women, match or better the European Union average expectation for a healthy life, according to EU statistics released
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