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North Macedonia: Election campaign continues as rhetoric heats up

April 27, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The election campaign for the second round of presidential elections continues in North Macedonia, as rhetoric between the two candidates

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Exit polls: Standup comic wins Ukraine runoff presidential election

April 21, 2019 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Exit polls in Ukraine indicate standup comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won a landslide victory in the April 21 2019 runoff

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North Macedonia: Pendarovski leads the polls by narrow margin

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Polling stations closed on April 21 at 7pm in presidential elections in the Republic of North Macedonia, with voter turnout

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European Parliament votes move against dual standards in food in EU

April 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted on April 17 to approve a move against double standards when products which are

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EC invites bids for scheme giving artists opportunities to work across EU

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

On April 17, i-Portunus, a pilot project funded by the European Commission, launched the first of three calls for proposals which will allow

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Refugees face violence, abuse on Europe’s new Balkan route

April 16, 2019 Deutsche Welle

It has become increasingly difficult for refugees to make their way from Greece to Central Europe. But in the face

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UN agency chiefs: ‘A global measles crisis’ is well underway

April 16, 2019April 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Noting a 300 per cent surge in the number of measles cases during the first three months of 2019, compared

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Why are Serbs protesting against Aleksandar Vucic?

April 13, 2019 Deutsche Welle Serbia

Thousands of protesters from across Serbia gathered in Belgrade for Saturday’s large anti-government rally. A loose coalition of political parties, opposition

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EU leaders offer Brexit delay until October 31: reports

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 Deutsche Welle Brexit

Members of the EU offered UK Prime Minister Theresa May to extend the Brexit deadline to October 31, with a review that

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