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North Macedonia takes step forward towards full membership of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

December 5, 2019December 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

A plenary meeting in Luxembourg of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has agreed to raise the status of the

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Europol: 228 money mule recruiters arrested in money-laundering crackdown

December 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Law enforcement, judicial and financial authorities from 31 countries, including Bulgaria, participated in the fifth annual crackdown on money mule

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European Parliament votes approval of Von der Leyen European Commission

November 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted on November 27 to approve the European Commission to be headed by Ursula

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EU mobilises emergency support for Albania following earthquakes

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania

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

November 26, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

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

November 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

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

November 24, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

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

November 21, 2019November 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

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

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

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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