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Russians behind Montenegro coup attempt, says prosecutor

November 8, 2016 Deutsche Welle Montenegro, Russia, Serbia

A prosecutor has accused Russians of planning to assassinate Montenegro’s premier. Police arrested 20 Serbian nationals during October’s elections, including

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Refugees forced to depend on human smugglers: study

November 4, 2016November 5, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

A study by the funded in part by the UK government found that European migration policies, by their focus on

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Europe 

Moldova faces presidential runoff

October 31, 2016 Deutsche Welle Moldova

Moscow-friendly Socialist Igor Dodon on Sunday garnered nearly 49 percent of the vote in Moldova’s first direct presidential election in

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The Republic of Moldova at a crossroads

October 30, 2016 Deutsche Welle Moldova

The Republic of Moldova will elect a new president on Sunday. Now, for the first time in 15 years, it

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Europe 

EU allows Gazprom more access to Opal gas pipeline through Germany

October 29, 2016 Deutsche Welle energy

The EU has lifted a cap on the Russian gas company’s access to the Opal pipeline in Germany. The agreement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Europe’s ‘most corrupt country,’ cracks down – again

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 Deutsche Welle

Despite having been part of the European Union for nearly a decade, tackling high-level corruption remains one of Bulgaria’s “biggest

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Europe 

Nato’s Vershbow on alliance troops in Eastern Europe: ‘We had no choice’

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 Deutsche Welle Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Nato, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Nato had hoped for cooperation with Russia, but Moscow changed the paradigm by annexing Crimea, the alliance’s Deputy Secretary General,

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Europe 

EU border controls to get a further three-month extension

October 25, 2016 Deutsche Welle Schengen

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is to put a three-month extension request to member states, it said in

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Europe 

Belgium ‘not in a position to sign CETA,’ says prime minister

October 24, 2016 Deutsche Welle

The European Union’s hopes of signing a free trade deal with Canada later this week faded away on Monday when

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