EU study: ‘No East-West divide in food products’
An analysis of nearly 1400 food products in 19 European Union countries has found that nine per cent of the
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Strategic defeat for Erdogan, Imamoglu the new mayor of Istanbul
With a clear victory, 49-year-old Ekrem Imamoglu won the repeat municipal elections in Istanbul on June 23. The opposition candidate
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EC’s working group on antisemitism to hold first meeting on June 20
European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová will open on June 20 the first meeting of the
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European Commission increases funding for EU’s beekeeping sector
The European Commission will provide 120 million euro to the EU’s beekeeping sector over the next three years to support
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Asylum applications in EU+ increase, pushed up by Venezuelans, Turks and Colombians
So far in 2019, applications for asylum in the EU+ are 15 per cent higher than last year, especially for
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Racial discrimination, harassment remain commonplace in EU – rights agency report
Racial discrimination and harassment remain commonplace throughout the European Union, according to the annual report by the EU Agency for
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EC recommends opening EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia, Albania
The European Commission recommended on May 29 the opening of EU accession negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia and
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Romania ruling party leader heads to jail after corruption conviction upheld
Liviu Dragnea, the head of Romania’s ruling social-democrat party, turned himself in on May 27 after a high court upheld
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Greek Prime Minister Tsipras calls early general election after MEP vote result
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras revealed his intention to call an early general election, after the end of the second
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