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Serbia and Kosovo clash over army at UN Security Council

December 18, 2018 Deutsche Welle Kosovo, Serbia

World powers are discussing Kosovo’s decision to form an army at a UN Security Council session on Monday. Serbia and Russia have strongly protested the

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Serbia, Russia demand UN Security Council session over Kosovo army

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

After the parliament in Pristina adopted laws that pave the way for transforming the Kosovo Security Forces (KSB) into an

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Nato chief Stoltenberg: Creation of Kosovo army ‘ill-timed’

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Nato, Serbia

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated his stance that the creation of the army of Kosovo is ill-timed. “Today,

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Parliament in Kosovo votes in favour of the creation of an army

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

The parliament of Kosovo voted on December 14 in favour of the three bills which enable the transformation of the

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European Parliament agrees on new rules to tax digital companies’ revenues

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament adopted on December 13, by an overwhelming majority, both its two opinions on the proposals for European

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Draft EU law says member states jeopardising the rule of law will risk losing EU funds

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Governments of EU countries interfering with courts or going easy on fraud and corruption will risk being stripped of EU

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Europe 

Freezing temperatures threaten migrant lives on Bosnian-Croatian border

December 13, 2018 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says thousands of migrants stuck near the Bosnian-Croatian border face

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EU Agency for Fundamental Rights survey: ‘Persistent antisemitism hangs over EU’

December 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Antisemitic hate speech, harassment and fear of being recognised as Jewish; these are some of the realities of being Jewish

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Europe 

In show of support, US conducts Ukraine fly-over

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Carla Babb of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The US and its allies flew a military aircraft over Ukraine on December 6 as a show of support after

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