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Romania government crisis deepens amid foreign meddling claims

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Deutsche Welle Romania

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has partially rejected a cabinet reshuffle proposed by his country’s government. Iohannis, of the National Liberal

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Brexit: Migrants give UK a wide berth as other options abound

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 Deutsche Welle Brexit

British firms are struggling with the biggest shortage of EU workers in two decades. A weak pound amid Brexit uncertainty

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Europe 

Romania offshore gas law plays with fire

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Deutsche Welle energy, Romania

Romania’s untapped oil and gas potential of up to 200 billion cubic meters, or bcm, in the Black Sea has

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Is the EU kowtowing to the Kremlin on Magnitsky sanctions?

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Deutsche Welle Russia

Bill Browder has spent nine years campaigning to punish Russian officials responsible for killing his friend Sergei Magnitsky. He hopes

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Opinion: Orthodox Church rift is a defeat for Vladimir Putin

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 Deutsche Welle Russia, Ukraine

In Saint Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, currently a museum, there is scaffolding and noise. I visited the church, which boasts

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Europe 

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Nationalist parties win parliamentary election

October 8, 2018 Deutsche Welle Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croat, Muslim and Serb nationalist parties will dominate Bosnia’s complex government in the next four years. Pro-Russian Serb nationalist leader

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Opinion: Macedonia’s bitter lesson

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

The clear failure of Macedonia’s referendum is bitter for many, even if the result is not binding. It is bitter

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Europe 

Three Seas summit in Bucharest seeks backing from Western Europe

September 18, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The Three Seas Initiative was launched two years ago at the behest of the Croatian and Polish governments. Those participating

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian judges consider extraditing German to Turkey

September 12, 2018 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Mehmet Y., who has dual German-Turkish citizenship, has been under house arrest in a Bulgarian hotel since September 5. Officials

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