Slovakia faces gas supplies halved
A fifty per cent drop in Russian natural gas deliveries on October 1 put the Slovakian government on alert with Prime
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October 26 parliamentary election puts Ukraine’s democracy to another test
Ukraine’s democracy is undergoing another stress test. After successfully holding a presidential election on May 25 even as Russia occupied
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Russia cuts gas supplies to Romania while investigation hits Lukoil subsidiary
Romanian officials scrambled to assure Romanians there will not be any sort of problems concerning gas supplies over the winter
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Deadly attacks In Donetsk test Ukraine peace deal
After a series of attacks by pro-Moscow militia, Ukraine’s prime minister has accused Russia of failing to honor the cease-fire
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Ukraine’s Euromaidan movement wins Walesa freedom prize
Representatives of the Euromaidan protest movement that helped throw out Ukraine’s pro-Moscow government of Viktor Yanukovych were presented Monday an
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EC approves 165M euro support deal for fruit and vegetable markets after Russian ban
The European Commission has adopted a new programme, worth up to 165 million euro, for emergency market measures for perishable
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Russia, Ukraine reach compromise over gas price and debt, Oettinger says
After a number of unsuccessful negotiations, Ukraine and Russia finally reached compromise at the talks with the European Union 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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Bulgaria condemns Russia’s violation of international law in Ukraine, President Plevneliev tells UN
Bulgaria does not recognise the illegal annexation of and referendum in Crimea, and condemns the Russian Federation for violating international
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