The Latest: 1,000 people arrive at Greek transit center

February 24, 2016

About 1,000 people, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, as well as a small number of Afghans, have arrived at the Diavata transit center in northern Greece, where they are to remain until the crowds at the Idomeni border crossing thin somewhat.

Visegrad foreign ministers mark 25th anniversary of the groups’ founding

February 24, 2016

The foreign ministers of the Visegrad Four (Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Poland and Hungary) met in Prague last week to mark the 25th anniversary of
the group’s founding. The talks at Prague’s Černín Palace revolved

Tuesday 25th anniversary of breakup of Civic Forum

February 23, 2016

Tuesday is the 25th anniversary of the breakup of the Civic Forum. It was
founded as a loose opposition grouping during the Velvet Revolution before
subsequently winning the first free elections in Czechoslovakia in over

Slovak PM says to protect border with Austria

February 19, 2016

Slovakia will take measures to protect its border with Austria following Vienna's decision to cap the number of migrants traveling through its territory, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday.

War veteran Josef Křístek dies at 96

February 22, 2016

Josef Křístek, one of the last remaining WWII veterans, has died at the
age of 96. Křístek joined the Czechoslovak unit in Poland at the age of
twenty, he later fought in the Siege of Tobruk and in 1943 was assigned to

Beaufort Securities Reaffirms "Speculative Buy" Rating for Ortac Resources Ltd

February 21, 2016

's stock had its "speculative buy" rating reissued by stock analysts at Beaufort Securities in a research note issued on Friday, AnalystRatings.NET reports. Shares of Ortac Resources opened at 0.03 on Friday.

Cameron 'close' to securing new deal for UK

February 20, 2016

David Cameron is "close" to securing a new deal for Britain's membership of the European Union, leaders of other nations have revealed.

EU leaders to discuss Turkey, 'Plan B' at migration dinner

February 18, 2016

European Union leaders pondering the migration crisis in Brussels on Thursday will discuss whether a German-backed strategy for Turkey to curb the flow was enough or a "Plan B" to close Balkan borders is needed.

Book sparks fresh debate over suspicious death of Jan Masaryk

February 20, 2016

A book issued at the end of last year has more than woken up a rather tired
and threadbare debate about the death of former Czechoslovak foreign
minister Jan Masaryk in 1948. Jan Masaryk, was found dead in his pyjamas in

Slovak PM Fico's Smer party seen winning election, losing outright majority - MVK poll

February 18, 2016

Slovakia's ruling leftists are on course to win the March 5 parliamentary election with 32.5 percent support but will likely lose their outright majority, the final poll by the MVK agency said on Thursday.

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