Trojan Horse: tainted meat in beef lasagne in Hungary
Hungary was the latest member of the European Union to admit to prepared beef dishes tainted with horsemeat on Monday
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Protesters block dismantling part of Berlin Wall
Protesters in Berlin are trying to stop developers from dismantling one of the longest remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall.
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Controversy over Macedonia’s 2013 Eurovision song contest entry
A video for Macedonia’s entry for the 2013 Eurovision song contest, Vlato “Lozano” Lozanoski and Esma Redžepova’s Imperija (“Empire”), was
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Serbian scandal highlights fungal poison danger
A scandal over contaminated milk in the Balkans highlights a global threat to food safety: Aflatoxins are naturally occurring poisons
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Democracy making strides in former Soviet Armenia
Twenty-one years after gaining independence from the Soviet Union, Armenia may be coming of age. It is developing a more
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Turkish PM Erdogan’s Zionism comments ‘particularly offensive’, US says
The United States is expressing its disapproval with the comments of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who this week
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New EU regulations on bus and coach passenger rights come into effect on March 1
A new European Union regulation on bus and coach passenger rights came into effect on March 1 2013, providing bus
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Unemployment in Bulgaria 12.4% in January 2013, as youth unemployment hits 28.3%
Unemployment among youth, meaning under-25s, hit 28.3 per cent in Bulgaria in January 2013, higher than the European Union average
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Poland ratifies EU fiscal pact
Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski signed on February 28 2013 the ratification document of the EU fiscal pact which increases public
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