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Polish economy minister declares support for troubled motor industry

December 12, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

The Polish government will present solutions to support car production in Poland in order to defend jobs in the sector,

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After debating for decades, EU adopts common patent

December 12, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Union has adopted a common patent for the 27-nation bloc, after nearly four decades of debate about the

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Bulgaria does not support December European Council giving Macedonia a date for EU accession talks

December 11, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria, underlining that it wants to see Skopje taking real steps towards good neighbourly relations, has said that it would

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Moldova overtakes Ukraine on road to Europe

December 11, 2012June 2, 2013 Annabelle Chapman of the Kyiv Post Moldova, Ukraine

As Ukraine’s relations with the European Union remain frosty, its smaller neighbour Moldova is taking the limelight. The country of

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Poland asks EU to pressure Moscow for Smolensk wreckage

December 11, 2012May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Monday he asked EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to formally raise the issue

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EU receives 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

December 10, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Union has received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for turning Europe “from a continent of war to a

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Ukrainian porn star refused asylum in EU

December 10, 2012May 22, 2013 Olga Rudenko of The Kyiv Post

Anastasia Grishay, 27, was refused asylum in the Czech Republic after she fled criminal charges for producing and distributing pornography

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Borissov to attend ceremony conferring Nobel Peace Prize on EU

December 10, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is visiting Norway on December 10 and 11 2012 and would attend the ceremony at

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Exit polls: Romanian ruling alliance set for majority

December 10, 2012 VOANews

Exit polls from Romania’s parliamentary election are giving the ruling center-left ruling alliance a clear victory in Sunday’s vote. Two

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