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A change in government looks almost inevitable later this year, as Lithuania prepares for the parliamentary election scheduled for October. A recent poll by Vilmorus shows that support... 2012-04-30

A parliamentary motion supported by trade unions and some opposition parties calling for a referendum on government plans to raise the retirement age was defeated on March 30. The policy... 2012-04-30

Hungarian President Pal Schmidt resigned the presidency on April 2nd. This followed a decision by Semmelweis University in late March to strip him off his doctorate degree after evidence... 2012-04-30

The Chair of the Czech Senate Milan Stech met with the Georgian Speaker of Parliament Davit Bakradze on April 23 as part of a Czech-Georgian business forum in Tblisi. The aim of the... 2012-04-25

Transport Minister Aivis Ronis met with US Air Force General and Transportation Commander William Fraser during Ronis' visit to the US over April 16th to 21st. During the meeting, Latvia... 2012-04-25

Support for Estonia's opposition Social Democrats reached 30% in March, compared with 22% in February, according to a poll conducted by TNS Emor. The rise in support is most likely... 2012-04-23

Lithuania's ruling centre-right coalition government, led by Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius's Homeland Union party, is facing an uphill struggle ahead of a parliamentary election later... 2012-03-23

A recent report released by the Council of Europe has stressed that legislative reforms by the Fidesz government over the past year directed at the Hungarian judicial branch have led... 2012-03-23

Estonia has become the last EU country to pass national legislation banning human trafficking in a vote in parliament on March 21 by a margin of 91 votes for and 0 votes against with... 2012-03-22

Tigran Seyranyan, the Armenian ambassador to the Czech Republic, has met with Czech Minister of Health Leoš Leger to discuss cooperation in healthcare. Leger said the embassy will... 2012-03-21