Greece’s Prime Minister announces abolition of capital controls
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on August 26 the complete abolition of capital controls. “In co-operation with the Bank
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EC: ‘A Free Europe is not a given but a choice, every day’
European Commissioners Frans Timmermans and Vera Jourová released a statement marking August 23, the Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the
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Montenegro’s ban on smoking in restaurants and bars is in force
Montenegro’s new Law on the Restriction of the Use of Tobacco Products entered into force on August 14, leaving coffee
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Asylum applications in EU+ 10% up in H1 2019 on annual basis
The number of asylum applications in the EU+ countries in the first half of 2019 was 10 per cent higher
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European Commission calls on all EU member states to recognise Roma Holocaust
The European Commission has called on all EU countries to recognise the Roma Holocaust and to mark August 2 as
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IMF slightly raises growth projection for euro zone for 2020
The International Monetary Fund said in its July 2019 update of its World Economic Outlook that it was raising its
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Germany’s von der Leyen voted new European Commission president
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
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
Six foreign tourists died and about 60 people were injured after a violent storm hit the Halkidiki peninsula in northern
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