European Parliament overwhelmingly backs deal on new EU-wide rules on use of drones
Members of the European Parliament voted on June 12 overwhelmingly in favour of an agreement between the European Council and
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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Zaev and Tsipras speak by phone, another call to follow
Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras spoke by telephone for an hour on June 11, with a further phone call to
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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Zaev foresees solution before June 2018 European Council meeting
Speaking in Skopje, Zoran Zaev said that he believes that the name issue will be solved very soon. Asked about
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Greece’s anti-Macedonia protests fuel nationalist sentiment
Thousands of people in Greece have taken to the streets to protest against a name change compromise with Macedonia and
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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Decisive hours, encouraging messages
Encouraging messages have been issued ahead of the telephone conversation expected to take place between PM Zoran Zaev and PM
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Black Sea countries pledge to promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture
The European Commission and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) secured on June 7 a 10-year pledge to
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EC gives Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5M euro humanitarian aid for refugees and asylum seekers
The European Commission (EC) announced on June 7 a total of 1.5 million euro in humanitarian aid to address the
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ECJ: Same-sex spouses of EU citizens have residency rights
The European Court of Justice ruled that member states cannot refuse residency to non-EU spouses of EU citizens. However, the
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Skopje hesitating over Nimetz-sponsored agreement struck in New York
Matthew Nimetz’s short announcement following the New York meeting on May 25 2018 did not record the reality of what
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