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EU: Ukraine elections a ‘litmus test’ of democratic credentials

October 15, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Union says upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine will be a “litmus test” of the country’s democratic credentials, and

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Bulgarians can join in congratulating themselves on Nobel Peace Prize award to EU, Foreign Minister Mladenov says

October 12, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The awarding of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union is acknowledgment for all of us that we

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European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 12, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo announced the winner

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Tales of two elections: Lithuania and Montenegro

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Election results in the two European countries that vote in parliamentary elections on October 14 2012 are likely to be

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Czech Officials deny rumors of Dukovany nuclear power plant closure

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post

The Dukovany nuclear power plant was never at risk of being shut down, despite reports to the contrary in the

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Škoda makes big inroads into China

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

When Petr Vávra, a counselor at the Czech Embassy in Beijing, recently spent a couple of days in Lianyungang, a

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Turkey seizes cargo from Syrian plane forced to land in Ankara

October 11, 2012 VOANews

Turkey says it has confiscated illicit cargo from a Syrian passenger plane that it forced to land in Ankara after

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Russia Watch: Charm alert: Georgia welcomes Russian tourists

October 11, 2012October 11, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Nervousness was in the air the other afternoon when my S7 Airbus, packed with Russian tourists, touched down at Tbilisi’s

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Candidate status for Albania and SAA for Kosovo in EC’s ‘next steps for EU enlargement’

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

The European Commission, in a series of reports of Western Balkan countries, outlined what it called its “next steps towards

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