Proposed new EU visa policy: Easier for tourists, tougher for countries that do not take back migrants
The European Commission said on March 14 that it was proposing to reform the EU’s common visa policy “to adapt
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Western Balkan security tops agenda as EU interior ministers meet in Brussels
European interior ministers convened in Brussels on March 8 2018 to discuss how the bloc will coordinate its latest security and
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IMF, European leaders rebuke Trump on planned tariffs
The International Monetary Fund and European leaders pushed back on March 7 against US president Donald Trump’s plan to impose
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EU defence ministers agree implementation plan for closer military co-operation
EU ministers of defence have formally adopted a list of 17 projects for “permanent structured co-operation” (PESCO) in the field
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UN chief discusses ‘Macedonia’ name dispute with Zaev
UN Secretary-General Antόnio Guterres and Zoran Zaev discussed the dispute over the use of the name “Macedonia” and the developments of
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Rail strike in Greece, taxi drivers strike in protest against Uber, on March 6
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
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
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
According to a March 5 statement by the office of the governor of the Turkish capital Ankara, security measures in
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