Recent news from central and eastern Europe
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(updated 31 January 2012)
Foreign minister says refusal to sign fiscal deal will hurt Czechs Slovenian Parliament endorses Janez Janša for PM Moscow ring-road rally for fair elections Tallinn to sell its excess carbon quota to Japan Landmark ruling by Prague court on right to home birth EU set to broaden criteria for sanctions on Belarus officials Protest rally against the current Moldovan administration Low turnout but Croatia's EU accession supported by 66% of voters Moves to recognise Russian as a state language in Latvia Hungarian Prime Minister defends his policies in European Parliament Bulgarian parliament bans shale gas drilling using 'fracking' method EU to ease visa regime with Russia in 2012 Findings by Polish investigators at odds with Russian report on Smolensk crash Albanian opposition criticises acquittal of former PM
* UNDP research pinpoints areas of social exclusion * Roma - implementing the EU Framework * Muslim leaders lament restrictive legislation and media bias in central Europe * European Parliament 2009 election results * Schengen area enlargement * How the European Union has grown
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