2014 in CEE: From Sochi to MH17 to South Stream
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Hungary
Bulgarian state railways announces new Sofia – Budapest trains
Bulgarian state railways BDZ has included in its new schedule two “fast trains” connecting Sofia and Budapest via Romania. The
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South Stream cancellation causes flurry of reactions in South-Eastern Europe
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s announcement, in Ankara on December 1, that Moscow would scrap it plans to build the South
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Dissenters tell Hungarian PM no need for internet tax consultation
A national consultation will be launched in January on the subject of internet services, including the financial aspects, Hungarian prime
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Hungary: Only Jobbik satisfied as Fidesz marches on
Hungary’s local elections on October 12 delivered few surprises as Fidesz consolidated its power and the left-wing conceded ground to Jobbik.
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US high ranking diplomat renews warning against corruption in Eastern Europe
Victoria Nuland, assistant US secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, has again criticised, in a speech held in
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Hungary cuts gas supplies to Ukraine, EU proposes deal on Ukraine-Russia gas dispute
Hungary’s natural gas transmission company FGZS suspended gas supplies to Ukraine on the eve of September 26 talks in Berlin
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Hungary’s municipal elections: Fidesz stranglehold likely to ease
The municipal elections across Hungary on October 12 are unlikely to see national conservative governing party Fidesz repeat its landslide
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Hungarians in Romania launch bid for territorial autonomy
The Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania (UDMR), the sole party representing the Hungarian ethnic minority in the Romanian parliament,
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