Frontex: Irregular border crossings into EU in January – August 2018 down 40 per cent
In the first eight months of 2018, the number of irregular border crossings into the EU via the top four
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European Parliament votes in favour of lifting visa requirements for Kosovars
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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