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EU threatens sanctions if Poland doesn’t reverse high court overhaul

June 1, 2016 Deutsche Welle European Commission, Poland

The EU has formally warned Warsaw that if it doesn’t reverse its overhaul of the country’s highest court it will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prime minister is Brussels’ ‘golden boy’

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 Deutsche Welle Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has urged Eastern Europe to show more solidarity in the refugee crisis. What are his

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Bulgaria 

Why few refugees want to stay in Bulgaria

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

More than 4500 refugees made their way to Bulgaria this year, but few actually stayed. Mariya Ilcheva visited the country’s

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Europe 

Vucic eyes clear victory in Serbian elections

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 Deutsche Welle Serbia

Serbians elect a new parliament on Sunday April 24. Aleksandar Vucic is a sure winner in the election; the question

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Europe 

Macedonia: ‘Colourful Revolution’ paints raucous rainbow

April 21, 2016 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

Bright colours are everywhere in downtown Skopje. Protests happen every evening at 6, and people are demanding change in what

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Europe 

Macedonia police deploy tear gas on refugees at Idomeni

April 10, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Macedonian police have deployed a battery of nonlethal force on refugees at Idomeni. Refugees who’ve been stuck at the crossing

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Europe 

Ukraine blame game erupts over outcome of Dutch referendum

April 8, 2016 Deutsche Welle Ukraine

The Ukrainian president is sticking to the course he’s been steering toward the EU, yet some critics blame him for

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Europe 

Karadzic verdict expected to be ‘historic’, German judge says

March 24, 2016 Deutsche Welle Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

The trial of wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in

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Europe 

Crunch time for refugees on the island of Lesbos

March 21, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The 1,500 refugees at the Karatepe camp on the Greek island of Lesbos are nervous. Since the EU struck a

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