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Hungarian PM Orban vows to protect Jews and other minorities

December 4, 2012 VOANews

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban is vowing to protect all Hungarians against racial prejudice after an apparent anti-Semitic remark by

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Nato approves Turkey’s request for missiles on Syria border

December 4, 2012June 2, 2013 VOANews Nato, Syria, Turkey

NATO on Tuesday agreed to deploy Patriot missiles to the Turkish border to help defend Turkey against threats from Syria.

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EU opens anti-trust investigation against Bulgarian Energy Holding

December 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The European Commission said on December 3 that it has opened a formal investigation into whether Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH),

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Putin’s Turkey visit could smooth Syria relations

December 3, 2012June 2, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Russia, Syria, Turkey

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

December 3, 2012 Andrew Greene of The Prague Post

Consumers and investors are being warned the Czech crown will remain weak for the remainder of the year and into

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Business Europe News 

Clinton pushing energy diversity in Czech Republic

December 3, 2012June 2, 2013 VOANews Czech Republic, energy, nuclear

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

December 3, 2012 VOANews

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

November 30, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

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

November 30, 2012 VOANews

A court in Moscow has ruled that Internet websites must remove video footage of a Pussy Riot band performance in

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