EU mobilises emergency support for Albania following earthquakes
Following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake and 3 aftershocks that hit Albania, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated at the
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Three dead, 140 injured as 6.4 Richter scale earthquake hits Adriatic coast near Albania
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook the Adriatic coast near Albania shortly before 3am on November 26,
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Council of the EU approves Von der Leyen European Commission
The Council of the European Union approved on November 25 the European Commission, to be headed by Germany’s Ursula von
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Exit polls in Romania: Klaus Iohannis set for re-election in decisive victory
An exit poll by the IRES agency showed incumbent Romanian President Klaus Iohannis achieving a decisive victory in second-round presidential
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European Parliament to vote on Von der Leyen Commission on November 27
Leaders of the European Parliament have declared closed the process of hearings of candidates for the next European Commission, to
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European People’s Party elects Donald Tusk as its president
The congress of the centre-right European People’s Party has overwhelmingly elected Donald Tusk as the EPP President with 491 in
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More than half a million asylum applications in EU+ since start of 2019
More than half a million asylum applications were lodged in the EU+ during the first nine months of 2019, a
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EU Council, Parliament reach agreement on EU’s 2020 budget
The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached agreement on an EU budget for 2020 “which strongly
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Fundamental Rights Agency: EU risks creating a ‘lost generation’ of young refugees
Delays and serious challenges integrating young refugees who have fled war and persecution risk creating a lost generation, according to
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