Shale gas: EU countries need robust rules on fracking, European Parliament committees say
The emergence of exploration for shale oil and shale gas in some EU countries should be backed up with “robust
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More than 160 stolen cars recovered in international police operation, Europol says
More than 160 stolen vehicles were recovered and 75 people arrested in a two-day operation, European police agency Europol said.
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Turkish polls show waning support for Ankara’s Syria policy
A recent opinion poll in Turkey found that only 18 percent of Turks back their government’s support for the Syrian
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Moscow asks Washington to end USAID programmes in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has enacted a series of restrictive laws since returning to office in May. He and the
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Romanian ‘super-laser’ given EU funding
The European Commission said on September 18 that it has approved 180 million euro in funding for a cutting-edge research
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Austrian, Bulgarian firms sign 30 million euro contract during Bulgarian President’s visit to Vienna
An Austrian-Bulgarian business forum in Vienna heard Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev underline his message that his country is a stable
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New car sales in Bulgaria slightly up, bucking EU trend
Sales of new cars in Bulgaria from January to August 2012 were 2.1 per cent higher than in the first
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Bulgaria reiterates reluctance to join EU banking union
Bulgaria supports the idea of a European Union banking union but it would not be the interest of the country
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Slovakia confirms first victims of methyl alcohol poisoning
Laboratory results have confirmed the poisoning by methyl alcohol of four men from Veľké Kapušany, who drank spirits imported from
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