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Skopje court issues arrest order for former PM Gruevski

November 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Criminal Court in the Republic of Macedonia’s capital Skopje issued on the afternoon of November 12 a warrant for

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IMF lowers economic growth forecasts for Europe in 2018 and 2019

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

Europe’s economy continued to expand in the first half of 2018, although at a slower-than-expected pace, specifically in advanced Europe,

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EU on Kristallnacht anniversary: ‘Hatred started with words and ended in violence’

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission stands firm against all forms of antisemitism and Jewish people should never again have to ask themselves

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CSU’s Manfred Weber sets his sights on EU’s highest office

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

A little-known Bavarian is seeking the European Commission’s top office. Who is Manfred Weber? And what chances does a little-known

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European initiative seeks mandatory labelling of food suitable for vegetarians and vegans

November 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on November 7 that it had decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled “Mandatory food

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In Greece, Church and State get a velvet divorce

November 6, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The historic agreement between Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, and Ieronymos II, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, means rationalisation

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Europe remembers one of deadliest conflicts in human history

November 5, 2018 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews

Their pain has long gone. No odor from the gas warfare they endured remains. There are no echoes of the

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Government in Skopje adopts draft constitutional amendments

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The government in Skopje has adopted the text of the draft-constitutional amendments arising from the Prespa Agreement. Prime Minister Zoran

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Skopje court freezes assets of opposition VMRO-DPMNE, including party HQ

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

A court in Skopje has frozen the properties of right-wing opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, including its headquarters known as the “White

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