New EU consumer protection rules for holidaymakers take effect on July 1
As of July 1 2018, travellers in the EU booking package holidays will enjoy stronger consumer rights, the European Commission
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Israel, World Jewish Congress welcome Polish decision to rescind criminal penalty in Holocaust speech law
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 27 that he was pleased that the Polish government, the parliament, the
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Tsipras: Greece now a case study of economic recovery
From 2015 to 2018 Greece has turned itself from an example of monumental fiscal failure to a case study for
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EU considers opening membership negotiations with Macedonia, Albania by summer 2019
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias said that discussions are taking place in the EU between the countries in
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Bulgarian FM Zaharieva: Full support for EU membership negotiations with Skopje lacking
About four-fifths of European Union countries favour opening EU membership accession negotiations with Skopje, realising that an extremely important and
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EU to grant 30M euro to develop broadband infrastructure in Western Balkans
Under the Western Balkan Investment Framework (WBIF), 30 million euro in EU grants will be made available to deploy broadband
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Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential and parliamentary elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was declared the winner of presidential elections on Sunday, ushering in a new political system
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Merkel advocates bilateral, trilateral deals over migrants to EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday downplayed expectations that the EU summit next Thursday will be able to come to
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Turkey holds breath as votes counted in June 24 election
Polls have closed in Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections. Incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could face a run-off round
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