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February 12, 2019

Scientists in Hungary protest govt takeover of research

Scientists in Hungary on Tuesday protested government efforts to take control of their research funding, a move they say ...

February 12, 2019

Pompeo warns Eastern Europe on Chinese and Russian meddling

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday invoked the 30th anniversary of the demise of communism to implore countries ...

February 11, 2019

US warns Hungary, other allies to shun business with Huawei

The United States may be forced to scale back certain operations in Europe and elsewhere if countries continue to do business ...

February 11, 2019

Rights expert: Hungary backsliding on women, refugee rights

Hungary is facing "many interconnected human rights challenges," including laws targeting civic groups, backsliding on ...

February 10, 2019

China, Russia concerns top Pompeo agenda in Central Europe

U.S. fears about China and Russia's growing influence in Central Europe will top Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's agenda as ...

February 06, 2019

Macedonia: No evidence fugitive ex-PM had help to flee

Macedonian prosecutors investigating how a former prime minister convicted of corruption managed to flee to Hungary before ...

February 04, 2019

Convictions issued over Hungary sludge flood that killed 8

Two former executives of an alumina plant in Hungary were convicted and sentenced to prison Monday for an industrial disaster ...

February 02, 2019

Macedonia's fugitive ex-PM claims he feared for his life

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who dominated politics in his country for a decade and is now a fugitive ...

February 02, 2019

Macedonia's fugitive ex-PM claims he feared for his life

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who dominated politics in his country for a decade and is now a fugitive ...

February 01, 2019

Germany, Serbia, Russia lead on Day 1 of revamped Davis Cup

Alexander Zverev gave Germany a commanding 2-0 lead over Hungary in the revamped Davis Cup on the opening day Friday.

February 01, 2019

Fines may force Hungary's nationalistic Jobbik party to fold

The head of Hungary's nationalistic Jobbik party says fines of nearly 1 billion forints ($3.6 million) meted out by the state ...

January 31, 2019

Poland exported 5,500 pounds of meat from sick cows to EU

Thousands of pounds of meat from sick cows who were slaughtered illegally in Poland were exported to 10 other European Union ...

January 30, 2019

Israel leader scorned for wooing Holocaust-distorting allies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warm welcome to Lithuania's prime minister marks his latest embrace of an eastern ...

January 30, 2019

Union ends strike at Hungary Audi plant after wage hike deal

A union that represents workers at an Audi plant in Hungary says it has ended a seven-day strike after agreeing on a wage ...

January 30, 2019

Macedonia's fugitive ex-prime minister to lose pay, benefits

Former Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski, who fled to Hungary to avoid serving a two-year sentence over a corruption ...

January 29, 2019

Study: Corruption levels linked to health of democracies

Countries like Hungary and Turkey are growing more corrupt as they become more autocratic, and threats to the American system ...

January 23, 2019

Union at Audi plant in Hungary to hold week-long strike

A union of autoworkers at a plant in Hungary of German carmaker Audi says it will launch a week-long strike after ...

January 23, 2019

Olympic champion among 4 Thai weightlifters to test positive

An Olympic champion was among four Thai weightlifters to test positive for doping, the International Weightlifting Federation ...

January 19, 2019

Dozens of anti-govt protests in Hungary decry labor changes

Dozens of anti-government protests have taken place in Hungary to protest labor law changes that sharply increased the ...