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Serbia: Aleksandar Vucic ready to ‘protect peace’ in north Kosovo

August 6, 2018 Deutsche Welle Kosovo, Serbia

In an open letter to Serbs in Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said Pristina will “not lift a finger”

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EU Commission warns of ‘fake news,’ meddling in 2019 European elections

August 1, 2018 Deutsche Welle Media

European Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King called on all European Union member states on Wednesday to take the threat

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Vague promises help EU’s Jean-Claude Juncker ease US trade tension

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The tweet from Donald Trump that followed his meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was benevolent in tone, unlike

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Europe 

EU-Japan free trade agreement defies protectionism

July 17, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The European Union and Japan have signed a trade deal that promises to eliminate 99 percent of tariffs that cost

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian FM: ‘Not only Bulgaria doesn’t want to host the refugees’

July 11, 2018July 16, 2018 Deutsche Welle

Migration has “unfortunately been the most divided topic” in the EU, the Bulgarian Foreign Minister told DW, following the end

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Nato desperate to avoid rerun of disastrous G7 summit

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 Deutsche Welle Nato

The US president told a Montana campaign rally last week he’s coming to “tell NATO: ‘You’ve got to start paying

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Europe 

EU consults citizens on abandoning daylight saving time

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 Deutsche Welle European Commission

While the overall health effects are inconclusive, human biorhythms may be more severely impacted than previously thought, the European Commission

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Bulgaria 

German Chancellor Merkel confirms bilateral migrant agreements with Spain and Greece

June 29, 2018 Deutsche Welle

Spain and Greece have agreed to take back asylum seekers already registered in those countries who are intercepted at the

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Europe 

Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential and parliamentary elections

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was declared the winner of presidential elections on Sunday, ushering in a new political system

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