Putin’s Turkey visit could smooth Syria relations
Russian President Vladmir Putin is scheduled to visit Turkey on December 3. The visit comes as the two countries remain
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Czech currency could go into freefall
Consumers and investors are being warned the Czech crown will remain weak for the remainder of the year and into
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Clinton pushing energy diversity in Czech Republic
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the Czech Republic for a short visit that includes a push to
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Exit polls: Ex-PM Borut Pahor wins Slovenian presidential election
Exit polls show left-wing former Prime Minister Borut Pahor winning Slovenia’s presidential election by a landslide. The surveys of voters
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Youth unemployment in Bulgaria passes 30 per cent mark as jobless rate in euro zone hits new record – official figures
Youth unemployment in Bulgaria exceeded the 30 per cent mark in October 2012, from 25.1 per cent a year earlier,
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Russia bans Pussy Riot video online
A court in Moscow has ruled that Internet websites must remove video footage of a Pussy Riot band performance in
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Russian reprisal risk in gas deal: Gas destined for Ukraine to flow from the west through Hungary
Gas from German utilities company RWE will transit to Ukraine through Hungary from January 1 2013, Ukraine energy minister Yuriy
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Economic sentiment improves in EU, euro zone in November 2012
In November 2012, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased by two points in the European Union, to 88.1, and by
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ICTY acquits three Kosovo Liberation Army leaders
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said on November 29 2012 that it acquitted of all charges Ramush
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