Prosecution opens case against Bosnian wartime commander Mladić
United Nations prosecutors will open their case against Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladić on Monday, with their first witness
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Romanian parliament suspends president, impeachment referendum to follow
Romania’s bicameral parliament voted late on July 6 to suspend the country’s president, Traian Basescu, with 256 votes in favour
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Bulgarians rarely marry foreigners, statistics show
Bulgaria ranked at the tail end of European statistics on intermarriage with foreign nationals, the European Union’s statistics bureau Eurostat
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Thousands of tourists left abroad as Polish travel agency files for bankruptcy
The Polish authorities have scrambled to help over 4,500 bewildered and angry tourists on holiday in 10 different countries, including
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Hungarian wine goes online
The government launched on Monday an official website that aims to promote Hungarian wine domestically and internationally. The site, bor.hu,
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Turkey locates pilots’ bodies
Turkey says it has found the bodies of the two pilots whose jet was shot down by Syrian forces last
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European Commission proposes financial consumer protection package
The European Commission has proposed a package of legislative measures that aims to increase consumer protection in the financial services
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Romanian parliament moves to impeach president
Romania’s ruling coalition tabled on July 4 a motion to suspend president Traian Basescu and was expected to hold a
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Spanish bank fraud investigation targets ex-IMF chief Rato
A Spanish court has launched a fraud investigation against former executives of key lender Bankia, including the one-time chief of
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