Centre-right candidate Anastasiades wins second round of Cyprus presidential election
Nicos Anastasiades, a 66-year-old centre-right leader, won the second round of presidential elections in Cyprus on February 24 2013 with
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EU reports progress against second-hand smoke, says more to be done
Protection from second hand smoke has improved considerably in the European Union, according to a European Commission (EC) report on
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Czech media: government urged to help CEZ in Bulgaria
Czech Republic’s president-elect Miloš Zeman has criticised the country’s cabinet for not doing enough to defend the interests of state-owned
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UN chief in talks with Greek foreign minister
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Greece’s foreign minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, discussed prospects for a settlement in Cyprus, as well
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Two arrested at Russian cathedral marking Pussy Riot stunt
Two women trying to mark the one-year anniversary of the Pussy Riot performance at a Moscow cathedral have been detained
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Fitch upgrades Poland’s outlook to positive
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Poland’s Long-Term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to Positive from
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Bulgaria finds horsemeat in lasagna Bolognese products
Bulgaria’s Agency for Food Safety said February 21 that it found horsemeat traces in lasagna meals sold by the Carrefour
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Poland to pave way for flagship airline LOT’s sale shortly
Poland’s Treasury hopes to shortly approve a restructuring plan for the troubled national airline PLL LOT and an amended law
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Gridlock in Ukraine’s parliament looks set to stay
Despite a number of optimistic declarations of the past two days that the pro-presidential majority and the opposition are close
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