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| Mar.3 |
Slovakia |
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Slovakia journalist murder: Seven suspects released by police |
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| Mar.1 |
Poland |
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Snow in Europe: Deadly winter storm brings chaos |
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| Feb.18 |
Tel Aviv |
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Swastikas drawn on Polish embassy in Tel Aviv |
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| Jan.27 |
Czech Republic |
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Zeman beats Drahos to win second term |
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| Jul.16 |
Poland |
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Poles rally against controversial reform of judiciary |
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| Jul.5 |
Poland |
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Donald Trump to give major speech in Poland |
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| May.6 |
Poland |
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Thousands protest against 'curbs on democracy' |
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| Mar.9 |
Brussels |
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Poland fails to stop Donald Tusk EU re-election |
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| Dec.16 |
Poland |
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Polish protesters block parliament over press freedom |
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| Oct.2 |
Hungary |
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Hungary PM claims EU migrant quota referendum victory
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| Oct.1 |
Hungary |
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Hungary holds referendum on EU mandatory migrant plan |
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| Sep.15 |
Slovakia |
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EU meeting: Bloc needs 'sober look at problems' says Tusk
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| Jul.29 |
Poland |
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Pope Francis prays in silence at former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp |
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| Jun.30 |
Southern France |
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Portugal defeats Poland in penalty kicks to reach semifinal |
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| Mar.5 |
Slovakia |
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Slovakia election: Anti-migrant PM Fico 'loses majority' |
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| Feb.18 |
Poland |
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Lech Walesa 'was paid Communist informant' |
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| Oct.25 |
Poland |
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Poland conservatives secure decisive win
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| Oct.17 |
 Slovenia |
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Thousands enter Slovenia after Hungary closes border 
Thousands of migrants are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed its border to them. 2,700 arrived in Slovenia on Saturday
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| Sep.22 |
Central Europe |
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Opponents furious over new EU quotas |
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| Sep.16 |
Serbia |
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Migrant crisis: Clashes at Hungary-Serbia border |
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| Sep.15 |
Hungary |
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Migrants face hunt for new routes as Hungary border sealed |
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Hungary |
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Hungary's closed border leaves many stranded
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| Sep.14 |
Hungary |
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Hungary enacts tough new migrant laws
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| Sep.12 |
Hungary |
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Record 4,000 go from Serbia to Hungary |
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| Sep.11 |
Hungary |
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Hungary 'will arrest illegal migrants' |
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| Sep.9 |
Hungary |
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Hungarian army stages border protection exercise |
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| Sep.7 |
 Hungary |
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Hundreds migrants force way past Hungarian police Hundreds of migrants have broken through police lines on Hungary's border with Serbia and are walking towards the capital, Budapest
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| Sep.6 |
Hungary |
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Migrant crisis: Activist convoy drives to Hungary |
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| Sep.4 |
Austria |
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Migrants begin arriving in Austria from Hungary |
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| Sep.3 |
Hungary |
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Migrants refuse to leave train near Hungary camp |
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| Sep.2 |
Hungary |
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Budapest migrant standoff enters second night |
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| Sep.1 |
Hungary |
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Migrant crisis: Rail station move sparks protests
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| Jun.23 |
Baltics |
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US announces new tank and artillery deployment in Europe |
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| May.24 |
Poland |
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President Komorowski concedes to rival Duda |
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| Jan.27 |
Poland |
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On Auschwitz anniversary, leader warns Jews again targets
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| Nov.14 |
Poland |
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91yo woman wakes up in morgue after pronounced dead |
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| May.25 |
Poland |
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Poland's Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski dies at 90 |
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| Apr.23 |
Poland |
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U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis |
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| Apr.5 |
Hungary |
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Hungary election: PM Viktor Orban tipped to win again |
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| Jan.1 |
Czech Republic |
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Palestinian diplomat dies in blast |
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| Dec.6 |
Hamburg |
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Deadly storm and tidal surge batter northern Europe
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| Jun.16 |
Czech Republic |
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Czech prime minister says he will resign |
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| Apr.29 |
Czech Republic |
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Powerful blast in central Prague |
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| Jan.26 |
Czech Republic |
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Zeman wins Czech presidency poll |
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| Jun.28 |
Poland |
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Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final |
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| Mar.3 |
Poland |
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Poland suffers deadly train crash |
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| Dec.23 |
Czech Republic |
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Leaders honour Havel at funeral |
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| Dec.18 |
Czech Republic |
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Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies
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| Oct.12 |
Hungary |
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Dams built to stem second toxic spill |
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| Oct.9 |
Hungary |
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New damage in toxic sludge reservoir |
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| Oct.8 |
Hungary |
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Toxic sludge may not harm Danube |
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| Oct.7 |
Hungary |
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Hungarian sludge reaches Danube Toxic red sludge from a spill at an industrial plant in Hungary has reached the River Danube
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| Oct.5 |
Hungary |
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4 dead in Hungary toxic mud floods |
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| Jul.4 |
Poland |
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Komorowski leads Polish presidential poll
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Poland |
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Rivals even in presidential poll |
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| Jun.20 |
Poland |
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Presidential election headed for runoff |
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| Jun.12 |
Slovakia |
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Centre-right opposition wins election |
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| Apr.18 |
Poland |
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Poles hold funeral for president
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| Apr.17 |
Poland |
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Services for Polish crash victims |
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| Apr.11 |
Poland |
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President's body returns to Poland |
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| Apr.10 |
Poland |
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Poland mourns president's death in crash |
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 Russia |
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Polish president died in plane crash Map of Smolensk Russia Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
| Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief of staff Gen Franciszek Gagor, central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. There were a total of 132 people on the plane
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| Dec.21 |
Poland |
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80 dead in European winter weather |
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| Dec.18 |
Poland |
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Hunt for Auschwitz sign thieves |
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| Nov.3 |
Czech Republic |
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EU reform treaty passes last test
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| Nov.2 |
Czech Republic |
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Czech court clears Lisbon Treaty |
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| Oct.26 |
Czech Republic |
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Czech court to hear Lisbon case |
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| Oct.8 |
Czech Republic |
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Czech president's new treaty snag |
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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US cut missile defence plan
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| Aug.31 |
Poland |
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WWII ceremonies begin |
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| Aug.14 |
Poland |
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Poland, U.S. to sign missile shield deal |
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| Jul.8 |
Czech Republic |
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US and Czechs sign defence deal |
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| Dec.20 |
Slovakia |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border
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| Jul.24 |
Hungary |
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Deadly heat wave grips Europe |
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| Jul.22 |
Alps |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims |
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row
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| Nov.22 |
Poland |
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No survivors in mine blast
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| Nov.21 |
Poland |
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Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing |
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| Sep.18 |
Hungary |
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Budapest hit by wave of violence
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| Aug.24 |
 Czech Republic |
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Pluto loses status as a planet International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet
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| Jun.18 |
Slovakia |
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PM concedes election defeat |
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| Jan.28 |
Poland |
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At least 60 dead in collapse |
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Poland |
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Arena roof falls; 20 dead, 100 trapped |
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Poland |
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Hall collapse traps many. 66 died
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| Jan.19 |
Hungary |
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Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die |
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| Jan.1 |
Hungary |
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Ukraine gas row hits EU supplies |
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| Oct.23 |
Poland |
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Tax cutter poised to win election
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| Oct.9 |
Poland |
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Right head for run-off vote |
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| Sep.25 |
Poland |
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Poles oust left at voting booth |
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| Apr.2 |
 Vatican |
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries
| The Pope was the third longest-serving pontiff in history. He died in his private apartment, surrounded by his closest Polish aides. John Paul II had suffered worsening health problems including a heart condition
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| Feb.24 |
Slovakia |
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Bush meets Putin |
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| Jan.26 |
Poland |
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Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation
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| Aug.15 |
Hungary |
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Schumacher claims record 12th win |
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| May.1 |
European Union |
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EU welcomes 10 new members Capitals across Europe celebrated as the European Union marked the largest expansion in its history
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| Jul.2 |
Czech Republic |
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2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver |
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| Jun.8 |
Poland |
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'Yes' to EU membership |
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| Aug.13 |
Czech Republic |
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Prague floods surge to new peaks
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| Sep.23 |
Poland |
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Victory for ex-communists |
before year 2000
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| Jan. 1, 1993 |
Czech Republic |
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Velvet divorce between Czech Republic and Slovakia| The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia was an event that saw the self-determined split of the federal state into the Czech Republic and Slovakia | |
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| Sep. 17, 1980 |
 Poland |
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Solidarity union forms Map of Gdansk Shipyard Gdansk Poland| A Polish trade union that was founded at the Gdansk Shipyard under the leadership of Lech Walesa | |
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| Oct. 16, 1978 |
Vatican |
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Karol Wojityla elected as first pope from Eastern Europe| Wojtyla won on the eighth ballot on the third day. He subsequently chose the name John Paul II | |
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| Aug. 21, 1968 |
Czech Republic |
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Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia Map of Prague Czech Republic The Soviet Union and its main allies invaded Czechoslovakia in order to halt Alexander Dubcek's Prague Spring political liberalisation reforms
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| Oct. 23, 1956 |
Hungary |
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Hungarian Revolt began Map of Budapest Hungary The Hungarian Revolution was a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies
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| Feb. 25, 1948 |
Czech Republic |
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Communist coup in Czechoslovakia The Communists took power in the Czechoslovak coup d'état, and Edvard Beneš inaugurated a new cabinet led by Klement Gottwald
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| Jan. 27, 1945 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz concentration camp liberated Map of Oswiecim Poland A network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany
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| Sep. 1, 1939 |
Poland |
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German army invaded Poland, starting WWII Map of Wielun Poland The opening event of World War II. Millions of Polish citizens perished in the course of the Nazi occupation of Poland between 1939 and 1945
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| Sep. 30, 1938 |
 Munich |
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Munich Agreement signed Map of Munich A settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders. 'Sudetenland' was coined
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| Mar. 25, 1881 |
Hungary |
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Bela Bartok born Béla Viktor János Bartók, a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century
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| Dec. 5, 1867 |
Lithuania |
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Marshal Pilsudski born
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| Oct. 17, 1849 |
Paris |
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Death of Frederic Chopin
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| Oct. 22, 1811 |
Austria |
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Franz Liszt born
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| Feb. 22, 1810 |
Poland |
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Frederic Chopin born A Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano
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| Mar. 24, 1794 |
Poland |
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Kosciusko leads national uprising in Poland Kosciusko fought in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's struggles against Russia and Prussia, and in the American Revolutionary War
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| May. 2, 1729 |
Poland |
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Catherine the Great born
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| Sep. 12, 1683 |
 Austria |
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John Sobieski, King of Poland, defeats Turks at Vienna John III Sobieski, until his death King of Poland and Lithuania, was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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| May. 23, 1618 |
Czech Republic |
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Thirty Years' War A series of wars in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. It was one of the longest, most destructive conflicts in European history
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| Sep. 5, 1566 |
Hungary |
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Suleiman the Magnificent died
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| Feb. 19, 1473 |
Poland |
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Nicholas Copernicus born A Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at its center
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| Jul. 30, 1419 |
Czech Republic |
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Hussite revolt in Prague The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus (c. 1369–1415)
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| Jul. 6, 1415 |
West Germany |
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John Huss burned at the stake
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