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The Lithuanian government sought to reassure other banks that its nationalisation of

The education ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) group the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have agreed to form a specialist group aimed at reforming university education... 2011-11-18

A new political party was formed in Hungary in late October called the Democratic Coalition, which will be led by former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. The party forms a breakaway... 2011-11-18

Former president Valdis Zatlers, leader of the centre-right coalition party Zatlers' Reform Party (ZRP), has reportedly been caught on tape predicting the fall of the government for... 2011-11-18

Former President and leader of the centre-right coalition party Zatlers' Reform Party (ZRP), Valdis Zatlers, has reportedly been recorded predicting the fall of the government. The... 2011-11-18

Nationalist and leftist demonstrators clashed with the police in Warsaw on November 11, in the occasion of Poland's Independence Day, leaving about a dozen people injured. For weeks,... 2011-11-17

President Bamir Topi has reaffirmed his support for strong relations between Albania and Turkey at an October 10 press conference with his Turkish counterpart President Adbullah Gul... 2011-10-25

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius will be anxious to ensure that his government remains committed to large-scale fiscal austerity efforts as pressure is growing on the centre-right administration... 2011-10-21

Following a meeting between Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie and Commander of the Land forces of the Polish Armed Forces Zbigniew Glowienka on October 21, bilateral military... 2011-10-21

he Czech Republic is planning to seek EU assistance in defending its plans to expand its nuclear energy programme amid rising opposition from neighbouring Germany and Austria. The majority... 2011-10-21