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Germany’s von der Leyen voted new European Commission president

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 Deutsche Welle

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has won the vote to become the next president of the European Commission, and

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More than 600 000 non-EU citizens found illegally present in EU in 2018

July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2018, 471 000 non-EU citizens were refused entry into the European Union, while about 602 000 non-EU citizens were

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Six tourists dead after violent storm hits Greece’s Halkidiki peninsula

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Six foreign tourists died and about 60 people were injured after a violent storm hit the Halkidiki peninsula in northern

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Greece’s elections: Mitsotakis’s New Democracy wins by landslide

July 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

With more than 92 per cent of votes counted in the early hours of Monday morning, the conservative New Democracy

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Young Jewish Europeans face increasing antisemitism, new EU study finds

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Many young Jewish Europeans face antisemitic harassment in Europe, but are also very resilient as they clearly express their Jewish

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Italy’s Sassoli elected European Parliament president as Bulgaria’s Stanishev withdraws

July 3, 2019July 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

MEPs have elected Italy’s David-Maria Sassoli, 63, as president of the European Parliament for a two-and-a-half-year term on July 3,

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EU leaders pick Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen to lead European Commission

July 2, 2019July 5, 2019 Deutsche Welle

The European Council proposed German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to become European Commission President, European Council President Donald

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‘Code Red’ in Serbia over high temperatures, other Balkan countries face weather warnings

July 2, 2019July 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The highest-level “Code Red” warning of very dangerous weather has been issued for four districts in southern Serbia for July

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Roaming charges drop as Western Balkans regional agreement comes into force

July 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Starting on July 1 2019, citizens and businesses in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia will

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