| Occupation of the Baltic states occupation of the Baltic states is the period in the history of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) which started with the military occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union in 1939 and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and re-establishment of the independent and democratic Baltic states. Occupation_of_the_Baltic_states
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| Euroregion European politics, a Euroregion is a form of transnational co-operation structure between two (or more) territories located in different European countries. Euroregions represent a specific type of cross-border region. Euroregion
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| List of euroregions list of euroregions. The cooperating regions usually have different (local) names in each participating country. The regions are listed in alphabetical order of the corresponding English names. Listed are also the particular participating countries and the year the euroregion was founded. List_of_euroregions
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| Gennady Zyuganov Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (since 1993), Chairman of the Union of Communist Parties - Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP-CPSU) (since 2001), deputy of the State Duma (since 1995), and a member of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (since 1996). Gennady_Zyuganov
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| European Convention on Human Rights Talk:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
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| Languages of the European Union languages of the European Union are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union. They include the twenty-three official languages of the European Union along with a range of others. The EU asserts that it is in favour of linguistic diversity and currently has a European Commissioner for Multilingualism, Leonard Orban.In the European Union, language policy is the responsibility of member states and EU does not have a common language policy; European Union institutions play a supporting role in this field, based on the "principle of subsidiarity". Languages_of_the_European_Union
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| Prostitution in Germany Prostitution in Germany is legal and widespread. In 2002, the government changed the law in an effort to improve the legal situation of prostitutes. However, the social stigmatization of prostitutes persists, forcing most prostitutes to lead a double life. Authorities consider the common exploitation of women from Eastern Europe to be the main problem associated with the occupation. Prostitution_in_Germany
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| Digital terrestrial television Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. Digital_terrestrial_television
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| Former eastern territories of Germany The former eastern territories of Germany () describes collectively those provinces or regions east of the current eastern border of Germany, which were internationally recognised as the territory of Germany after the formation of the German Empire in 1871, and were lost by Germany during and after the two world wars. Former_eastern_territories_of_Germany
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| Public Interest Immunity Public Interest Immunity (PII) is a principle of English common law under which the English courts can grant a court order allowing one litigant to refrain from disclosing evidence to the other litigants where disclosure would be damaging to the public interest. Public_Interest_Immunity
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| Cannibal Holocaust Cannibal_Holocaust
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| Flag of Europe Talk:Flag_of_Europe
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| Bosniak User_talk:Bosniak
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| Russian presidential election, 2000 Russian presidential elections were held on March 26, 2000. Incumbent, Prime Minister, and acting President Vladimir Putin, who had succeeded Boris Yeltsin on his resignation December 31, 1999, was seeking a four-year term in his own right and won the elections in the first round. Russian_presidential_election,_2000
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| Occupation of the Baltic states Talk:Occupation_of_the_Baltic_states
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| Ulster Scots Talk:Ulster_Scots
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| Patricio Aylwin Patricio Aylwin Azócar (born November 26, 1918) was the first president of Chile after its return to democratic rule in 1990, following the military government of General Augusto Pinochet. Patricio_Aylwin
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| Special Member State territories and the European Union As of 2007 the European Union has 27 member states, most of which participate in all EU policy areas and programmes or have signed up to do so. However EU law does not always apply evenly to all of the territory of all of the member states. Many member states have special territories which for either historical, geographical or political reasons have differing relationships with their national governmentsEuropean Union directives, regulations or protocols attached to the Special_Member_State_territories_and_the_European_Union
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| Wikipedia as a court source Wikipedia:Wikipedia_as_a_court_source
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| Special Member State territories and the European Union Talk:Special_Member_State_territories_and_the_European_Union
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| German exodus from Eastern Europe The German exodus from Eastern Europe describes the dramatic reduction of ethnic German populations in lands to the east of present-day Germany and Austria. The exodus began in the aftermath of World War I and was implicated in the rise of Nazism. It culminated in expulsions of Germans from Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War II. German_exodus_from_Eastern_Europe
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| Prussian Trust Prussian Trust, or Prussian Claims Society, () is a corporation registered in Düsseldorf, founded in 2000 as Preußische Treuhand GmbH by some descendants of German expellees, and supported by some officials of the Landsmannschaft Schlesien organization. It seeks to claim compensation from Poland and the Czech Republic, among others, for property confiscated from Germans expelled from territories which after World War II became parts of Poland and Czechoslovakia. Prussian_Trust
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| Museum of the Romanian Peasant The Museum of the Romanian Peasant () is a museum in Bucharest, Romania, with a collection of textiles (especially costumes), icons, ceramics, and other artifacts of Romanian peasant life. One of Europe's leading museums of popular arts and traditions, it was designated "European Museum of the Year" for 1996.Located on Şoseaua Kiseleff, near Piaţa Victoriei, the museum falls under the patronage of the Romanian Ministry of Culture. Its collection includes over 100,000 objects. Museum_of_the_Romanian_Peasant
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| Montenegrins Montenegrins (Montenegrin:Crnogorci) are a South Slavic people, associated to Montenegro. In both English and Montenegrin, the term denotes both the nation and the ethnic group with a slightly different meaning, as well as being a regional designation. Montenegrins
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| E-democracy E-democracy, a combination of the words "electronic" and "democracy," comprises the use of electronic communications technologies such as the Internet in enhancing democratic processes within a democratic republic, representative democracy or any other democratic model. It is a political development still in its infancy, as well as the subject of much debate and activity within government, civic-oriented groups and societies around the world. E-democracy
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| Flextime Flextime (or flexitime, flexi-time, originally derived from the German word Gleitzeit which literally means 'sliding time') is a variable work schedule, in contrast to traditional work arrangements requiring employees to work a standard 9am to 5pm day. Under flextime, there is typically a core period (of approximately 50% of total working time/working day) of the day when employees are expected to be at work (for example, between 11 am and 3pm), while the rest of the working day is "flexitime", in which employees can choose when they work, subject to achieving total daily, weekly or monthly hours in the region of what the employer expects, and subject to the necessary work being done. Flextime
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| Data Protection Act 1998 Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act does not mention privacy, in practice it provides a way in which individuals can control information about themselves. Data_Protection_Act_1998
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| E-democracy Talk:E-democracy
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| Municipalities with language facilities The municipalities with language facilities, occasionally called municipalities with linguistic facilities or shortly municipalities with facilities (Dutch:French:communes à facilités", German:Fazilitäten-Gemeinde"), are municipalities in Belgium with special law provisions to protect rights of their (historic) linguistic minorities. They are so-called municipalities with a special status. The translation commune with linguistic facilities can also be found. Municipalities_with_language_facilities
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| Civil partnership in the United Kingdom Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom, granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, give same-sex couples rights and responsibilities identical to civil marriage. Civil Partners are entitled to the same property rights as married opposite-sex couples, the same exemption as married couples on inheritance tax, social security and pension benefits, and also the ability to get parental responsibility for a partner's children, as well as responsibility for reasonable maintenance of one's partner and their children, tenancy rights, full life insurance recognition, next-of-kin rights in hospitals, and others. Civil_partnership_in_the_United_Kingdom
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| Transnistria Talk:Transnistria
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| European Union/Archive 1 Talk:European_Union/Archive_1
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| Answers in Genesis Answers in Genesis (AiG) is a non-profit Christian apologetics ministry with a particular focus on Young Earth creationism and a literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis. The organization has offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. It had offices in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, but in 2006 these split off to form Creation Ministries International. Answers_in_Genesis
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| International Freedom of Expression Exchange The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), founded in 1992, is a global network of 81 non-governmental organisations that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression.IFEX exchanges information online and mobilises action on issues such as press freedom, Internet censorship, freedom of information legislation, criminal defamation and insult laws, media concentration and attacks on journalists, writers, human rights defenders and Internet users. International_Freedom_of_Expression_Exchange
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| Graça Machel Graça Machel (born Graça Simbine on 17 October 1945 in Incadine, Gaza Province, Mozambique) is the third wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela and the former widow of the late Mozambican president Samora Machel. She is the only person in the world to have been married to the presidents of two different nations. She is an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights. Graça_Machel
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| Georgiy R. Gongadze Georgiy Ruslanovich Gongadze (; ; May 21, 1969 — September 17, 2000 ) was a Ukrainian journalist kidnapped and murdered in 2000. The circumstances of his death became a national scandal and a focus for protests against the government of the then President, Leonid Kuchma. Georgiy_R._Gongadze
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| International conventions on terrorism International conventions on terrorism set out obligations of states in respect to defining international counter terrorist offences, prosecuting individuals suspected of such offences, extraditing such persons upon request, and providing mutual legal assistance upon request. International_conventions_on_terrorism
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| Languages of the United Kingdom Talk:Languages_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| Kristiina Ojuland Kristiina Ojuland (born 17 December 1966 in Kohtla-Järve, Estonian SSR) was the foreign minister of Estonia from 2002 through 2004. In June 2004 she ran for the post of secretary-general of the Council of Europe, but was defeated, receiving 51 of 299 votes. Kristiina_Ojuland
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| CESNUR CESNUR (ItalianCentro Studi sulle Nuove Religioni), is a Center for Studies on New Religions, based in Turin, Italy. It was established in 1988 by a group of religious scholars from universities in Europe and the Americas, working in the field of new religious movements. CESNUR
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| Human rights in Russia The rights and liberties of the citizens of the Russian Federation are granted by Chapter 2 of the Constitution adopted in 1993. Russia is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and has also ratified a number of other international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (fully) and the European Convention of Human Rights (with reservations). Human_rights_in_Russia
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| Grey Wolves Grey Wolves () or Idealist Youth () is an ultra-nationalist neo-fascist youth organization of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (, MHP)..They are named after Asena, a legendary ancient female wolf that led captive Turks to freedom. Their formal name in Turkish is ülkücüler (idealists) and Ülkücü Hareket (The Idealist Movement), inspired from 19th Century Turkish writer Ziya Gökalp later developed by 20th century writer Nihal Atsız Ülkü Ocakları (Forges of Ideal), the proper platform of Grey Wolves, denies any "direct" links with MHP and presents itself as an independent youth organisation. Grey_Wolves
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| England/Cornwall Talk:England/Cornwall
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| Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Anti-terrorism,_Crime_and_Security_Act_2001
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| Military occupation Belligerent military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. Military_occupation
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| European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Talk:European_Charter_for_Regional_or_Minority_Languages
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| Sigvard Bernadotte Sigvard Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (Drottningholm, 7 June 1907 – Stockholm, 4 February 2002) was a Swedish industrial designer. He was the second son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught and was originally known as Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, but lost his royal titles in 1934 when he married a commoner. Sigvard_Bernadotte
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| Military occupation Talk:Military_occupation
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| Neretva Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by several HE power-plants and their storage lakes, but it still recognized for its beauty and the diversity of its landscape Neretva
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| Spatial planning Spatial planning refers to the methods used by the public sector to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces of various scales. Spatial planning includes all levels of land use planning including urban planning, regional planning, environmental planning, national spatial plans, and in the European Union international levels.There are numerous definitions of spatial planning. Spatial_planning
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