Greek jobless rate hits record 23%
Greece says its jobless rate hit 23 per cent in May, an all-time high for the debt-ridden country. The newest
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‘Anonymous’ attacks Ukrainian government websites and threatens with further action
The online activist group “Anonymous” has shut down three government websites in retaliation for last week’s government shutdown of the
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Standard and Poor’s affirms Poland’s rating
Standard & Poor’s ratings agency has affirmed Poland’s foreign currency rating at A-/A-2′ , while maintained the country’s local currency
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Hungarian ruling party Fidesz, Catholic Church hit by Google bomb
Hungarian internet users searching for “whores” (kurvák) or “gangsters” (gengszterek) found themselves directed to the website of the ruling Fidesz
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Wildfires hit Greece’s Mt Athos peninsula, scorch parts of Bulgaria and Italy
Scorching summer heat, high winds and alleged negligence have caused a number of wildfires in South Eastern Europe, leading to
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Bulgaria, Romania not ready for Schengen this year – German minister
Bulgaria and Romania were not ready to join the Schengen visa-free travel area in 2012, German interior minister Hans-Peter Friedrich
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Slovak MPs abolish their immunity from prosecution
In a rare expression of unanimity – albeit one that had previously eluded them for almost 20 years – Slovak
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UN human rights experts call on countries to confront hatred, violence and discrimination against Roma
Two independent United Nations human rights experts issued a call on August 2 2012, Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, to all
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ECB confident in euro, no new measures for now
The European Central Bank suggested it might buy the bonds of ailing eurozone economies like Spain and Italy on the
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