European Parliament committee proposes ‘European Humanitarian Visa’
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for the establishment of a “European Humanitarian Visa” for which asylum-seekers would
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Nationalist parties win parliamentary election
Croat, Muslim and Serb nationalist parties will dominate Bosnia’s complex government in the next four years. Pro-Russian Serb nationalist leader
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Romania: Referendum to ban gay marriage fails on weak voter turnout
Too few eligible voters in Romania turned out for a two-day referendum that sought to prevent same-sex marriages by changing
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Romania referendum to change constitutional definition of marriage may be set to fail
A two-day referendum in Romania on changing the constitutional definition of marriage to narrow it to “the consensual marriage between
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Appellate Court confirms two-year prison sentence for Gruevski
The Appellate Court in Skopje dismissed an appeal by former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, as being “groundless”, against a ruling
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Final preparations for yet another ‘historic election’ in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As the October 7 2018 election day approaches, the campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and especially in the Republika Srpska,
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Council of EU adopts new rules on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union
The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation aimed at improving controls on cash entering or leaving the
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European Parliament approves new rules affecting broadcasters, video-on-demand and video-sharing platforms
The European Parliament has voted on updated rules on audiovisual media services, which it says will protect children better, and
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Maroš Šefčovič: Greece can become an energy hub for natural gas
European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič has touted Greece’s potential in the energy sector, saying that energy reforms and the new
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