No-confidence vote brings down Romania’s Dăncilă government
Romania’s Parliament voted on October 10 to approve a motion of no confidence in the Viorica Dăncilă social democrat government. The
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EC signs agreements with Albania, N Macedonia on counter-terrorism plan for Western Balkans
European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos was to sign on October 9 two arrangements with Albania and North
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European Court: Denying journalist access to asylum-seeker centre violated right to freedom of expression
In a unanimous ruling, the European Court of Human Rights has held that a rejection by Hungarian authorities of an
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Vetevendosje Movement wins largest share of votes in Kosovo parliamentary election
The Vetevendosje Movement won the largest share of votes in the October 6 parliamentary elections in Kosovo, with a slight
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Zaev: I don’t expect Bulgaria or Greece to block our Euro-Atlantic integration ambitions
I do not expect Bulgaria or Greece to block our Euro-Atlantic integration ambitions, in fact, we expect them to advocate
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EU leaders call for opening of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania
In a joint letter on October 3, four top leaders of the European Union called for the opening of EU
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Earthquake in Albania injured 68 – Defence Ministry
The succession of two earthquakes in Albania, of 5.6 and 5.2 on the Richter scale, injured 68 people, the country’s
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Asylum applications in EU+ up 26% in July 2019 – EASO
In July 2019, the monthly number of applications for international protection lodged in the 30 EU+ countries (European Union countries plus Norway and
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European Parliament backs Lagarde to head European Central Bank
Christine Lagarde obtained the European Parliament’s approval to be the next president of the European Central Bank (ECB), in a
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