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Greek Crisis: ‘How many are leaving and from which ministries?’ 27 Aug 2013 | 05:28 pm
In line with its commitments to the EU-ECB-IMF troika, the government in Athens has given the greenlight to plans to restructure the country’s public service. Close to 6,800 workers, from a total of 1...
Banking: UK throws out EU guidelines 27 Aug 2013 | 05:19 pm
The UK’s new markets watchdog has for the first time formally rejected EU financial regulation guidance, instead approving looser restrictions on bankers and brokers, as part of a government-backed “t...
War in Syria: ‘Washington, London and Paris prepare response’ 27 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm
“A fast-track procedure has been launched though no one yet knows what ‘punishment’ it will deliver to Bashar al-Assad,” annonces Le Figaro in the wake of the meeting in Amman, Jordan, of military chi...
The Netherlands: ‘PvdA achieves goal: to delay shale gas’ 27 Aug 2013 | 03:48 pm
The Dutch government decided on August 26 to postpone its decision on shale gas exploration in the Netherlands until mid-2014. According to a technical report, presented by Minister of Economic Affai...
Slovenia: ‘Finally, he disappointed Bratušek and rocked coalition’ 27 Aug 2013 | 03:19 pm
The Luka Koper Council, which manages the port of Koper, has appointed as its chairman, Gašpar Mišič, a former government secretary-general and a senior figure in the Positive Slovenia party. Mišič r...
Portugal: ‘In August, more forest burned than in all of 2007 or 2008’ 27 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
More than 61,000 hectares of Portugal’s forest has been destroyed by wildfires since the beginning of the year — 40,000 hectares in August alone. August 25 was the year’s worst day, with 362 separate ...
Balkans: Voice of the citizens 26 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm
Trouw, Amsterdam – A wave of protest is washing through the Balkans. From Slovenia to Bulgaria, people are taking to the streets to denounce abuse of power. Citizens are speaking out to demand new pol...
Greece: It’s a bird. It’s a plane... 26 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
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Czech Republic: Anti-Roma protest coincides with march against ethnic tensions 26 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
Around 2,500 people took part in August 24 anti-Roma demonstrations in eight cities throughout the Czech Republic, reports Lidové noviny While some of the marches organised by far-right groups protes...
American eavesdropping: Scandinavian media defends press freedom 26 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
The government of British Prime Minister David Cameron is a threat to press freedom worldwide, says an open letter sent to the PM by the editors of four major Scandinavian dailies – Aftenposten (Norwa...
