Western warnings pile up for Ukraine’s Yanukovych
Ukraine’s European partners issued multiple, unambiguous warnings this week: If Ukraine wants to sign an Association Agreement in November for
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Of Hezbollah and the road beyond Bourgas
Two of the most important questions now, after Bulgaria said that the investigation into the terrorist bomb attack on Israeli
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The shape of Serbia
Serbian prime minister Ivica Dačić and his current coalition government appear to have emerged largely secure, if a little rattled,
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EU accession talks with Serbia can start before June 2013, MEPs say
European Union accession talks with Serbia should start without delay, provided the government keeps the reform process on course, members
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Jailed members of Russian band Pussy Riot appeal to European court
Jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot are contesting their convictions in the European Court of Human Rights.
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Poland cuts interest rates for fourth time as economy slows further
Poland’s Monetary Policy Council offered its fourth consecutive 25 bps cut to official interest rates, as macro data for December
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Human Rights Watch: Russia is exploiting Sochi Olympic workers
An international rights group has released a report alleging abuse of migrant workers at construction sites for the 2014 Winter
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Chernobyl cleanup workers demand billion euro in unpaid pensions
Hundreds of Chornobyl nuclear disaster cleanup workers protested outside Ukraine’s parliament when the legislature held its first session this year
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Polish officials concerned about Strasbourg decision to declassify documents on alleged CIA prisons in Poland
Former prime minister Leszek Miller once again reiterated that there had never been any CIA prisons in Poland, while commenting
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