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26 Galileo satellites now in orbit for improved EU satellite navigation signal

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Four more Galileo satellites were successfully launched on July 25 from the European spaceport in French Guiana on the European

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EU mobilises further support against devastating fires in Greece

July 25, 2018July 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides arrived in Athens on July 24 to coordinate the EU assistance

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Death toll from Attica fires reaches 74, over 180 people injured

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece keeps discovering bodies of people who did not make it during the wildfires in Attica on Monday, July 23.

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European Commission proposes paying 6000 euro per migrant to countries hosting ‘controlled centres’

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The European Commission has expanded on its concept of “controlled centres” for the processing of migrants disembarked in the EU,

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24 killed, over 150 injured in devastating Attica wildfire

July 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek authorities confirmed 24 people were killed and over 150 injured in two major wildfires that broke out in Attica,

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Tsipras and Zaev to be honoured in Mostar for their contribution to peace and co-operation

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 23 where he will be honoured

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EU gives qualified welcome to end of state of emergency in Turkey

July 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

The end of the state of emergency in place in Turkey since the coup attempt of 2016 is a welcome

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European Commission: Kosovo fulfils all required benchmarks for visa liberalisation

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

The European Commission said on July 18 that it had confirmed that Kosovo had met the two outstanding visa liberalisation

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EU-Japan free trade agreement defies protectionism

July 17, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The European Union and Japan have signed a trade deal that promises to eliminate 99 percent of tariffs that cost

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