EU Takes Legal Action Against Hungary Over Education Law
EU Takes Legal Action Against Hungary Over Education Law.
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EU Takes Legal Action Against Hungary Over Education Law.
The Russian bond market has been thrown into turmoil by legislation which effectively forced foreign credit rating agencies from leaving the Russian market, leaving on Russian owned firms available to assign ratings to fixed-income securities. The legislation was put into effect after Western agencies downgraded Russia upon the annexation of…
Starting from Albania, where you can find everything you need to spend an enjoyable summer – mountains, seas, rivers, lakes, wonderful landscapes, cheap prices and friendly people, but still some poor infrastructure, within a week you can also pay a visit to Montenegro, Croatia or northern Greece. For Albanians, it…
Image by Alisher Hasanov Russia’s hi-tech, internet portal Yandex is merging with Uber in the Russian Federation. Yandex cornered the taxi market years ago in Russia and it seems Uber could not break into the market in a big enough way to be profitable. The new company will be called…
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article Drug trafficking in Albania seems to be ever growing. During the night of July 13, there was a major police operation in Vlora, with rapid intervention forces involved. Altogether 150 people carried out one of the largest police operations in the last several months….
Image by Gage Skidmore During the run up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the New York Times broke a story in August regarding allegations that Trump advisor Paul Manafort received millions of dollars in illegal payments, according to a ‘ledger’ found in an empty office by a ‘source.’ At…
Anonymous Website Outs Russian Anti-Corruption Demonstrators.
Belarus Says It Will Remain Close Strategic Allies With Moscow.
After the Moldovan, Georgian, and Ukrainian parliaments recently wrote to the European Parliament obtain guidance on the timeline for EU membership, it seems Brussels has some simple advice for the former Soviet republics–reform first. “The three have signed association agreements with the EU, but it is unclear when and if…
Ukraine Announces Tougher Border Controls For Russian Citizens.