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Land mines claim more victims
On 16 April, three people were injured in an explosion of a device left over from the 1992-1995 war in the northern Bosnian municipality of Samac, the local police reported on 17 April, adding that...
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EC recommends opening of accession talks with Serbia
Author(s): Stanislava Gaydazhieva“The Commission considers that Serbia has met the key priority of taking steps towards a visible and sustainable improvement of relations with Kosovo”, said the...
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EU and Albania visa deal on track
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis The visa deal between EU and Albania is on track , something that increases the possibility for Albania to achieve the EU membership. The Stabilisation and Association...
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Switzerland restricting immigration from the EU
Author(s): NEOnline Switzerland is planning to restrict immigration from EU countries, especially those of the South. The Swiss government announced Wednesday that facing a constant growth to the...
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Citi and ING are close to significant deal for CEE
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis Citi and ING reached an important agreement for countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Citi Securities and Fund Services will acquire ING’s custody and...
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In Search of Oxus Treasure – Trip to Takhti Sangin
In the extremely beautiful spot where the Vakhsh and Pyanj rivers flow together and give birth to the Amu Darya lie the ruins of the Takhti Sangin temple. Once a crossroads of the old silk routes,...
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Russia to send missiles,fighter jets to Belarus
On 23 April, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu said his country will deploy anti-aircraft missile and fighter jets to a new air force base in Belarus. “We are starting to look into the plan to...
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ECtHR slams Ukraine over Tymoshenko’s arbitrary detention
Author(s): Stanislava GaydazhievaThe European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) said Tuesday that the pre-trial detention of imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been arbitrary,...
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Minsk receives $440 million tranche from EurAsEC
The Belarusian Finance Ministry said the fifth $440 million tranche of the loan from the EurAsEC Anticrisis Fund has been transferred to the National Bank of Belarus, BelTA reported. The tranche will...
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Court detains president of Bosniak-Croat Federation
A Bosnian court has ordered the president of the autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation to be detained for a month on corruption charges. Zivko Budimir, the president of the region’s commission of...
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Reforms in Moldova raise CoE’s concern
Author(s): Stanislava Gaydazhieva After last week the European Union (EU) warned Moldova over move to sack judges and urged the authorities in Kishinev not to lose sight of the long-term impact of...
View ArticleStatoil release Q1 earnings at NOK38 bln
Author(s): NEOnline Lower production in the first quarter has garnered these results as Statoil mulls it's initial three months of the calendar year and looks ahead for the remainder of 2013."We...
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Social media to help eradicate hate speech?
Author(s): Alia PapageorgiouA panel will debate and explore whether social media can be of use in combating hate speech at a high level conference in Oslo, Norway on 14-15 May, 2013. At the conference...
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Ashton calls Belarus to abolish death penalty
Author(s): Elena Ralli EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton today issued a statement condemning the death sentence imposed on a detainee of Mahilyow prison in Belarus after he murdered his...
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Police arrest 31 people over Belgian diamond heist
Author(s): Stanislava GaydazhievaThe police forces of Belgium, France and Switzerland have joined forces in unravelling the mystery around the diamond robbery at Brussels international airport in...
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Ashton calls on Belarus to abolish death penalty
On 8 May, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security policy Catherine Ashton issued a statement condemning the death sentence imposed on a detainee of Mahilyow prison in Belarus after he...
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NATO gets closer to Arctic
Following a two-day visit where relations with Norway were rekindled and the ‘High North’ revisited the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation focused on increasing cooperation in the region a statement...
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Uzbekistan's dictator's daughter's 'twitplomacy' fails to charm critics
Author(s): Andy Carling Uzbekistan began a PR offensive on 9 May, just in time for the anniversary of the Andijan massacre of 13 May 2005, where human rights organisations say hundreds of people were...
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Commission raids oil companies over price games
Author(s): Kostis Geropoulos On 14 May, authorities raided the offices of BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil and industry service provider Platts as part of a broader inquiry by the European Commission...
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Closer to the signing of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
Author(s): Elena Ralli The Commission has adopted today the proposals for Council Decisions on the signing and provisional application, as well as on the conclusion of the EU-Ukraine Association...
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