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Rail strike in Greece, taxi drivers strike in protest against Uber, on March 6

March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Train services in Greece were disrupted on March 6 as rail workers went on a 24-hour strike, while in Athens,

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Schengen’s Automated Fingerprint Identification System goes live in 10 countries on March 5

March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The first phase of the introduction of an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) that introduces biometric search capability into the

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One Oscar and 15 Césars for EU-supported films

March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Films supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme won numerous awards over the weekend, the European Commission said on March

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Ankara: Increased security measures against possible terror attack threats

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

According to a March 5 statement by the office of the governor of the Turkish capital Ankara, security measures in

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EU to give free Interrail train passes to 30 000 teens

March 2, 2018March 5, 2018 Deutsche Welle tourism

The European Commission has set aside a sum of cash to provide young Europeans turning 18 this year with a free

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European diplomatic ‘war’ over the Nord Stream pipeline

March 2, 2018March 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, South Stream

The underlying conflicts and conflicting interests in Europe on the occasion of the operation of the second part of the

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Alexander the Great monument removed from Skopje airport

March 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The Alexander the Great monument was removed late on the night of February 28 from Skopje’s airport, a few days

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Skopje rally against the country’s name change

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Close to 5000 people took part in a central Skopje rally on February 27 demanding that there will be no

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Macedonia mulls four name changes to resolve dispute with Greece

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on February 27 that if dignity was preserved in a name change, Macedonian citizens would

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