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Anti-government protests continue in Bosnia
Bosnians have continued their anti-government protests for the fourth consecutive day, calling for the resignation of the government and release of the detainees.
Hundreds of people held fresh demonstrations in the capital Sarajevo on Sunday and accused the police of using brute force against protesters.
The protesters were also angry with the government’s inability to address the country’s 44...
Swiss people vote for limiting EU immigration
Swiss people have voted in favor of limiting the immigration of European job seekers, prompting the European Commission to announce reassessment of relations with Switzerland.
Sunday’s poll results showed that Swiss voters narrowly backed the nationalists’ call for curbing EU immigration.
Voters endorsed proposals to reintroduce immigration quotas with the EU – a move which has the potential...
Hungary chooses Russia over EU to build 2 Nuclear Power units
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Novo-Ogaryovo. Both leaders are criticized by the West for similar issues, and in some sense this makes them allies. By choosing Russia as a partner in the construction of two new nuclear power units for Paks facility Orban outlined a strategic breakthrough in his struggle against the dictatorship of Brussels.
“Hungary...
Clashes erupt at Greek anti-EU protests in Athens
Police and protesters clash in the Greece capital Athens during a demonstration against European Union after the country officially launched its six-month presidency of the bloc.
On Wednesday, the protesters clashed with riot police as they were denied to march to the Parliament.
The protesters burned the European Union flag to show anger against the bloc, which they blame for the tough austerity...
US Senate threatens Ukraine with sanctions
The US Senate has threatened Ukraine with sanctions for what it calls the use of force by Kiev against anti-government protesters.
US senators approved a resolution on Tuesday that specifies stronger measures against Ukraine, including visa bans and asset freezes against individuals responsible for ordering or carrying out the violence against the protesters.
The US Senate also urged leaders in the...
Bulgaria ex-FM slams UK immigration 'mass hysteria'
Bulgaria’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov
Bulgaria’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov has censured the current “mass hysteria” concerning the immigration debate in the UK.
Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Friday, Mladenov said the warnings issued by some British media outlets about an influx of eastern European migrants to the UK...
Romanian Ambassador mocks British lawmakers and newspapers
Romania’s Ambassador to the UK Ion Jinga
Romanian Ambassador to the UK Ion Jinga has mocked British newspapers and lawmakers waiting for an influx of Romanian immigrants to arrive in the country after transitional controls were lifted.
Jinga said the MPs and reporters waiting for the arrival of Romanian immigrants at the London Luton Airport on January 1 “discovered that only two Romanians”...
Latvia joins Eurozone despite majority of Latvians opposing
Latvia has celebrated the New Year by joining the eurozone, becoming the 18th member of the Europe-wide currency bloc. However, recent opinion polls show that a majority of Latvians oppose the move, with just one-fifth strongly in favor.
The euro switchover ceremony took place Jan. 1 at the HQ of the state-owned Citatele Bank – the lender reconstituted from the collapsed Parex Bank, where Latvia’s...
Russia files first WTO complaint against EU
Russia has filed its first complaint before the World Trade Organization (WTO), accusing the European Union of violating global free trade measures, an official statement reads.
The procedure has been sent to the EU representative at the WTO on Monday, the economy ministry said on Tuesday, marking its first complaint since Russia joined the global trade body in August 2012.
The complaint has to do...
Russian MPs slam EU interference in Ukraine
Protesters clash with riot police in Kiev on December 10, 2013.
Russian legislators have expressed concern over the interference of Western countries in the internal affairs of Ukraine.
Reacting to the growing anti-government protests in Ukraine, members of Russia’s State Duma announced in a Tuesday statement that Kiev’s geopolitical choice is an internal and sovereign right of its people.
The...
EU imposes fresh sanctions on Iran shipping despite nuclear deal
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) says the European Union has imposed fresh sanctions against the country by banning Iranian vessels from using its ports and shipping lines despite the recent nuclear deal in Geneva.
“Despite the deal reached during recent Geneva talks [between Iran and the six major world powers], in which it was agreed that no new sanctions would be imposed on...
Cameron's bid for EU-China deal premature: EU
British Prime Minister David Cameron
The European Union has described British Prime Minister David Cameron’s bid for a free trade deal between China and the 28-nation bloc as “premature.”
“We believe that it is premature at this stage to discuss a free trade agreement with China,” said Alexandre Polack, a spokesman for the EU executive, on Monday.
The spokesman added that the EU and...
Is Europe a dreamboat or a trap-hole?
The former Soviet Union is suffering from Europhilia, a centuries-old disease of the intellectuals that moved to the level of the masses in the 20th century, Sergei Mikheyev, the Director of the Caspian Cooperation Institute said in a live feed of Pravda.Ru. This idea is fed by the Western propaganda machine that the weak state of Ukraine cannot resist.
“Living in Europe is my dream,”...
EU to partially lift Iran sanctions in December
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says the European Union will likely lift some of the sanctions imposed against Iran in December following a deal between Tehran and the west.
Fabius said on Monday that EU foreign ministers would meet in a few weeks to present a proposal to partially lift some sanctions imposed by the bloc against Iran as agreed in the deal...
Youth joblessness could tear eurozone apart, WEF warns
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned that a lost generation of jobless youth in the eurozone could tear Europe apart if policymakers fail to address the chronic levels of unemployment.
The warning came on Friday, as the WEF presented its outlook on the global agenda for 2014.
“There is a growing consensus on the fact that unless we address chronic joblessness we will see an escalation in social...