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Serb party quits the Kosovo government

March 27, 2018 Deutsche Welle Kosovo, Serbia

The Kosovo Serb minority party says it will withdraw from the Kosovo government after the dramatic arrest of a senior

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New EU digital subscription portability rules go into effect on April 1

March 27, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

European consumers will be able to access the same content they have subscribed to in their home country anywhere in

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Many EU nations join US in expelling Russian diplomats

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia

Several European Union countries joined the US on March 26 in expelling dozens of Russian diplomats in a coordinated retaliation

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee delivers 20 tons of matzah in Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union for Passover

March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

This Passover, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) will continue its century-plus tradition of delivering matzah to needy Jews

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Republic of Macedonia ratifies Istanbul Convention

March 25, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia has ratified the Istanbul Convention, becoming the 29th country to do so, the Council of Europe

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Slovenia, Kosovo bust organised crime group trafficking people in the Balkans

March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

Law enforcement authorities worked together on March 21 to arrest 12 migrant smugglers operating in the Balkans, European police agency

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Zahoor sells Kyiv Post for at least $3.5 million to Adnan Kivan, Syrian millionaire in Odesa

March 22, 2018 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Mohammad Zahoor, only the second owner in the Kyiv Post’s nearly 23-year history, has decided to sell the newspaper to

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Fake news about removal of Alexander the Great statue in Skopje sparks protest

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Fake news about the removal of the Alexander the Great statue from the main Skopje Square cause the mobilisation of

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Council of the EU proposes May 23-26 2019 as dates for next European Parliament election

March 20, 2018March 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The Council of the European Union said on March 20 that it has put forth the period from May 23

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