EU extends sanctions over illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol to June 2019
The Council of the European Union said on June 18 that it was extending restrictive measures in response to the
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EU proposes increasing space programme budget by 50 per cent to 16 billion euro
The European Union proposes investing 16 billion euro in the period 2021-2027 “to further enhance Europe’s leadership in space,” a
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Trend of decrease in number of asylum applications in EU continues in 2018
The trend of a significant decrease in the number of asylum applications in the EU is continuing in 2018, according
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Bulgarian government welcomes June 17 signing of ‘North Macedonia’ name agreement
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 17 that he congratulated his counterparts from Athens and Skopje, Alexis Tsipras
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Greek government survives no-confidence vote over Macedonia name deal
The left-led coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived on June 16 a no-confidence vote brought by the conservative
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Nikola Dimitrov, Foreign Minister in Skopje: June 17 is a historic day
“Tomorrow’s a historic day for Macedonia, because it will mark the day when the future of the country is written”.
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Signing of Macedonia name agreement to take place in Prespes on June 17
According to the IBNA’s exclusive information, the signing of the agreement on the settlement of the name dispute between Greece
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Bulgarians still mostly optimistic about future of EU, Eurobarometer spring 2018 poll finds
The percentage of Bulgarians who are optimistic about the future of the European Union was 61 per cent in Eurobarometer’s
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European Commission scraps first call for applications for free wi-fi in public spaces
The European Commission has said on June 14 that it cancelled the first call for applications in the WiFi4EU initiative,
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