European Parliament approves upgrade to Visa Information System
The improvements to the Visa Information System (VIS), agreed to on March 13 by members of the European Parliament, would
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European Parliament: Russia ‘main source of disinformation in Europe’
The European Parliament has strongly condemned Russia, China, Iran and North Korea’s increasingly aggressive actions, “which seek to undermine the
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OSCE-led report exposes violence against women in several Eastern European countries
Seventy per cent of women polled for a survey led by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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North Macedonia changes names of 136 institutions
The government in Skopje has decided to change the names of 136 state institutions, by removing the “Macedonian” and “Republic
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Ethnic issues, foreign policy key in North Macedonia presidential campaign
The candidates who will stand in the Republic of North Macedonia’s April 21 2019 presidential elections have now been confirmed.
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EU moves to reduce costs of cross-border payments in euro
The Council of the European Union said on March 4 that it had adopted a regulation on aligning the costs
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EU to enable easier recovery of unpaid road tolls
Unpaid road tolls “could soon be history”, as the EU is setting up a new information-sharing system to enable member
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European Parliament committees back Romania’s Kövesi for European Chief Prosecutor
Two European Parliament committees have selected Romania’s Laura Codruţa Kövesi, the former head of the country’s anti-corruption prosecution, as their
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CEP study: Germany gains most from euro introduction
A new study from the Centre for European Policy in Freiburg has shown Germany to have gained “by far the
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