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European Parliament votes in favour of lifting visa requirements for Kosovars

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

The European Parliament confirmed on September 13 2018 the mandate for negotiations with the Council on the proposal to waive

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Macedonian PM Zaev tells MEPs: ‘We dream of being a part of the European family’

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Securing public and opposition support for both the name change and for the next steps required for the republic’s possible

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European Parliament takes aim at dual standards in consumer products between Western and Eastern Europe

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

If a firm sells a product EU-wide, but with compositions that differ between countries, it must not label and brand

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EU extends Russia sanctions to March 2019

September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union has prolonged the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty

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EU lawmakers vote to sanction Hungary for eroding democracy

September 12, 2018 VOANews European Parliament, Hungary

European Union legislators took the unprecedented step Wednesday to begin process of imposing sanctions on Hungary for presenting a “systematic

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European Parliament approves controversial new copyright law in blow to tech firms

September 12, 2018September 14, 2018 Deutsche Welle

A years-long battle that has pitted artists against big tech came to a head in Strasbourg on Wednesday, when the

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European Commission proposes to put an end to seasonal clock changes

September 12, 2018September 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission is proposing an end to the twice-annual changing of clocks in the EU, and leaving it to

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European Commission President Juncker’s State of the Union 2018 address: Key points

September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual, and final, State of the Union address to the European Parliament on

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West Nile fever virus claims four more lives in Serbia

September 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Four more citizens of Serbia have died of West Nile fever in the last seven days, according to the Institute

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