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A choice between EU and Russia in bad-movie Moldova vote

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Deutsche Welle Moldova

The final days of Moldova’s current election campaign seem like a bad movie. On Thursday, Maia Sandu and Andrei Nastase, leaders of

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Greece eases border crossing rules for citizens of North Macedonia

February 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

North Macedonian citizens will cross the border with Greece only with their travel documents. The sheets of paper that had

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New EU visa rules a step closer

February 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

European Union countries endorsed on February 20 an agreement reached by the European Parliament and the European Council on a

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UN welcomes official notice of Republic of North Macedonia name

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has confirmed receipt of official notice from Skopje and Athens of the change of the

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MEPs vote for closer scrutiny of FDI in strategic sectors

February 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament voted on February 14 in support of setting up an EU-level tool to screen foreign direct investment

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Number of asylum applications in EU in 2018 dropped to pre-crisis levels – EASO

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The number of asylum applications in European Union countries in 2018 was 10 per cent lower than in 2017, dropping

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Official: Name ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ comes into force

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The name “Republic of North Macedonia” for the former Yugoslav republic has come into force officially, in compliance with the

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Republic of North Macedonia: Nato flag raised at government HQ in Skopje

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Nato

The entry of the country soon to be officially named Republic of North Macedonia into Nato would have a positive

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Prespa Agreement comes into force after Athens sends Skopje formal notification

February 12, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Nato

Authorities in Athens have sent a note verbale to Skopje giving formal notice that it has met all of its

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