Banking union plans irk Czech Republic
The European Union’s single currency zone may have avoided collapse by green-lighting key stabilisation and oversight mechanisms, but an ongoing
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Transnistria: A bottom-up solution
In June 2010, German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched the Meseberg process. Under the plan, Russia would be included in European
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Czech Republic partly lifts ban on sale of hard liquor
A partial easing of the Czech Republic’s ban on the sale of hard liquor made in the country comes into
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Hungarian government sends its economic policy proposals to IMF, EU
The Hungarian government sent its proposals on Wednesday morning to the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, Hungary’s chief
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Greek police clash with demonstrators against austerity measures
Clashes erupted between police and protesters in Greece on Wednesday, as citizens took to the streets to demonstrate against fresh
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Smolensk plane crash victims buried in wrong graves
A 2010 plane crash in Smolensk, western Russia that killed Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others is again stirring
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Pussy Riot among MEPs’ nominees for 2012 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought
Five nominations for the 2012 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought were presented at a joint meeting of the European
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Serbia willing to have ‘direct negotiations’ at highest political level on Kosovo, Nikolić says
While Serbia will never recognise the declaration of independence of Kosovo, Belgrade is willing to hold “direct negotiations” at the
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General strike in Greece on September 26
Flight disruptions, fuel station closures and reduced health service at hospitals were numbered among the consequences of the general strike
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