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Amid outrage, EU Commission launches probe into Barroso’s new job at Goldman Sachs

September 13, 2016 Deutsche Welle

Jose Manuel Barroso, the former president of the European Commission from 2004 to 2014, is facing accusations that he has

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Europe 

Croatia seeks way to tip the electoral scales second time around

September 11, 2016 Deutsche Welle Croatia

Croatia found itself in a strange situation in mid-June: The center-right government led by the technocrat Tihomir Oreskovic was overthrown

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Bulgaria 

Child refugees struggle alone in Bulgaria

September 2, 2016September 4, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

One of the more disturbing effects of the refugee crisis is the increasing number of unaccompanied minors. As Emanuela Barbiroglio

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Europe 

Government leaves Macedonia at risk to beautify Skopje

August 26, 2016August 28, 2016 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

This year the annual WorldRiskReport published by UN agencies focuses on logistics and infrastructure. Recent floods in Macedonia are a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria fears a tide of refugees

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Deutsche Welle European migrant crisis

Rezovo is the most southeasterly city in Bulgaria. It is only a few hundred meters across the Black Sea estuary

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Opinion: Erdogan, Putin and the touchy Turkish Stream

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Deutsche Welle energy, Russia, South Stream, Turkey

The revival of the Turkish Stream pipeline project is expected to be the concrete outcome of the meeting between Russian

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Europe 

A ray of hope for refugees in northern Greece

August 3, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece

When Mahmood looks out of the window he can see Thessaloniki’s seafront clearly, sometimes, when the sky is clear, even

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Europe 

IMF: Eastern European emigration harmful for domestic economies

July 23, 2016July 28, 2016 Deutsche Welle IMF

Emigration has led to positive outcomes for migrants, and for the EU as a whole. Yet it may also have

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Europe 

Night of gunfire, explosions and death in Ankara

July 16, 2016July 16, 2016 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Heavy gunfire lasted through the night and into an unnerving dawn in Ankara, before shots died down gradually as the

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