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Environment
Migration
Hungary today passed a law offering citizenship to the approximately two million ethnic Hungarians that live outside its borders. Though most of Budapest's neighbours reacted calmly to the news, the bill has enraged Slovakia - which immediately came up with its own tit-for-tat measures.
[more]Sports
Economy
Europeans across the continent are preparing to swallow the bitter pill of spending cuts. Today it is the UK's turn, as the new government sets out plans for billions of pounds in emergency savings. But British politicians are not the only ones warning of more tough times ahead.
[more]Travel
EU leaders are expected to give Russia a political promise of visa-free travel at an upcoming summit in the town of Rostov-on-Don.
[more]Science & Technology
Six astronauts are today facing the daunting task of a 520-day mission to Mars, where they will be locked in close quarters with only each other for company. The necessity of the arduous journey can be called into question however, when you realise they are not actually leaving Earth.
[more]EU and the world
At a ceremony today Poland officially unveiled a battery of US Patriot surface-to-air missiles that will be stationed at a military base near its border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. The move has met with a stony response from Moscow.
[more]Society
Crime
Trying alleged Somali pirates has caused all sorts of jurisdictional headaches for prosecutors around the world. Today, however, the Netherlands became the first European country to try suspected pirates. The five are accused of attacking a cargo ship from the Dutch Antilles.
[more]Terrorism
Russia is on high alert after a bomb blast last night outside a concert hall in the southern city of Stavropol left seven people dead and dozens injured.
[more]Religion
As the French cabinet, this week, approved a draft law to ban the burqa, Paris-based Moroccan artist Majida Khattari has been using the veil worn by some Muslim women as inspiration for a photography and installation show in the French capital.
[more]Health
Thanks to open EU borders and the current financial crisis, Romania's health service is haemorrhaging medical staff at an alarming rate. As foreign recruiters flock in to tempt doctors abroad, fears are growing that the condition could be life-threatening.
[more]Sex
Slovenia is celebrating its 10th annual Gay Pride event this week, but the run-up to the festivities has been somewhat marred by a series of homophobic acts of vandalism. Activists say enough is enough and are calling on politicians do more to promote tolerance and protect LGBT rights.
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