Both Bulgaria and Slovakia are threatening to reopen nuclear reactors closed as a condition of joining the EU. That has brought angry threats of legal action by the European Commission and Austria, a fierce critic of Slovakia's Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear-power plant.

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But it has been closed since 2008, and its condition has been getting worse.

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Structural engineers are also visiting the garage in a bid to assess the building's condition and the petrol station is closed.

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To harness the true potential of social media, companies need to establish a closed-loop ecosystem, create interactions, structured conversations and condition responses.

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The condition of roads in Aberdare led to Blaengwawr Comprehensive School being closed for the day.

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All 25 EU members must agree that Turkey has met every condition in each chapter for that bit of the negotiation to be closed.

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They spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss issues in closed-door negotiations.

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