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19 december 2014

Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is chairing his first EU summit amidst a flurry of proposals making the discussions. Chief among them is an investment plan to pump over 300 billion euros into infrastructure projects across the bloc.

18 december 2014

The National Assembly confirmed in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday a law establishing a bank resolution fund that would be financed by banks and managed by the central bank.

18 december 2014

President Vladimir Putin is set to hold his end-of-year news conference amid a growing economic crisis in Russia.

17 december 2014

Sports associations from around Slovenia will gather Tuesday to hold a vote on the new Olympic Committee (OKS) boss, choosing between Mayor of Ljubljana Zoran Janković, incumbent OKS vice-president Bogdan Gabrovec and Olympic silver-medallist Andraž Vehovar.

17 december 2014

The European Commissions plan to reduce air pollution has been ditched, along with a host of other new measures.

16 december 2014

Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec hailed the decision by EU foreign ministers on Monday to confirm a new accession strategy for Bosnia-Herzegovina aimed at overcoming the deadlock in the country's talks on membership.

16 december 2014

The Russian central bank has announced it is increasing its key interest rate from 10.5% to 17%.

15 december 2014

Slovenia's best male biathlete, Jakov Fak, finished third in the men's 12.5-km pursuit race in Austria's Hochfilzen on Sunday after placing third in the first World Cup sprint event of the season in early December.