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The final vestiges of the Iron Curtain that once divided Europe will be erased on Dec. 21 when border controls between most old and new EU states are scrapped »
Three years after ArcelorMittal bought an iron ore mine once used as a concentration camp, there is still no memorial to the thousands slain at the site. »
Georgia's rose revolution brought hope to the ailing former Soviet state, but the country's firebrand leader is rapidly falling out of favour with voters »
Some in Belgium are still flirting with the idea of splitting up the country, but almost five months after inconclusive elections it seems breaking up is hard to do »
