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Bosnians welcome Mladic conviction, but justice unlikely to reconcile divided region

November 23, 2017November 24, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ratko Mladic, the former general in charge of Bosnian Serb forces during the Balkans war in the early 1990s has

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EU signs historic defence pact as Brexit, Trump drive bloc to co-operate

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Brexit, Nato

Twenty-three member states of the European Union have signed a historic deal to co-operate more closely on defence. The pact,

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Europe mulls policy response as Trump repeats threat to end Iran deal

October 17, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

The European Union’s foreign policy chief describes US  president Donald Trump’s decision not to re-certify Iran’s compliance with the 2015

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Turkey, Greece at odds as Athens denies Turkish coup extradition request

January 27, 2017March 9, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Greece, Turkey

Turkey has threatened to cancel a migrant readmission deal with Greece after Greece’s Supreme Court rejected a request from Turkey

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Europe 

As Montenegro looks to Nato, anxiety grows over future US commitment

November 12, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Montenegro, Nato

As America’s European allies try to figure out their future relationships with Washington under President-elect Donald Trump, analysts say NATO

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Europe 

Netherlands could be next to vote on leaving EU

July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

After Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brussels fears other members could leave the bloc. In the Netherlands, just

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Europe 

Brexit response pits economics against political unity

June 26, 2016June 28, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Brexit

As Europe continued to digest the shock of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, foreign ministers of the EU’s

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Europe 

Concern grows in Brussels that Brexit could prove contagious

June 9, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

Approval of the European Union has fallen sharply across the continent, according to new research, raising fears in Brussels of

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Europe 

Migrants brave illegal means of travel as Greece demolishes border camp

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Greek authorities are busing thousands of migrants away from the makeshift camp at Idomeni on the Macedonian border, and to

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