Moldovan cabinet falls as ruling coalition succumbs to infighting
The government of Moldovan prime minister Vlad Filat fell to a motion of no confidence in parliament on March 5,
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Bulgaria joins EU’s unified patent court agreement
Bulgaria will become the 25th European Union member state to join the block’s unified patent court agreement, the Council of
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Latvia asks to join euro zone
Latvia has officially asked the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) for an extraordinary convergence report “in order
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Ukrainian porn actress loses asylum appeal
A Prague court has thrown out an appeal from Ukrainian porn actress Anastasia Hagen-Gryshai’s against the repeated rejection of her application
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Romania says could ‘lose interest’ in Schengen accession
Romania could lose interest in joining the Schengen visa-free travel area if its accession is again blocked at the forthcoming
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Nabucco pipeline signs co-operation memo with Turkey’s TANAP
The consortium behind the planned Nabucco gas pipeline has signed a memorandum of co-operation with the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP), reports
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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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