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Poland: New prime minister soon?

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski will practically certainly replace Beata Szydlo as PM, Polska The Times

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In Romania, thousands rally against proposal to water down corruption laws

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Deutsche Welle Romania

Thousands of people have marched across Romania to protest against plans to reduce the powers of the anti-corruption body. It

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Europe 

Mediterranean ‘world’s deadliest border’ for migrants, says UN

November 25, 2017November 27, 2017 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

More than 33 000 people have died attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean since 2000, according to a UN

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Europe 

Brexit: EU cancels UK bids for European Capital of Culture 2023

November 23, 2017 Deutsche Welle Brexit

A looming Brexit makes Britain ineligible to host the EU’s year-long cultural title, the EU has confirmed, describing it as

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Bosnians welcome Mladic conviction, but justice unlikely to reconcile divided region

November 23, 2017November 24, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ratko Mladic, the former general in charge of Bosnian Serb forces during the Balkans war in the early 1990s has

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Europe 

Nato Foundation to hold conference on Western Balkans in December 2017

November 23, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato

At the beginning of December, Italy’s capital Rome will host a conference entitled “The Western Balkans at a crossroads”, organised

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Europe 

Macedonia government ready to remove statues from Skopje, rename airport

November 23, 2017November 24, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A list of statues and monuments that should be immediately withdrawn from Skopje’s city centre is in the hands of

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Europe 

EU: Mugabe’s resignation ‘shows he has listened to the people’s voice’

November 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The decision by Robert Mugabe to stand down as president of Zimbabwe shows that he has listened to the people’s

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Europe 

Hungary: War of words between George Soros and Fidesz heats up

November 20, 2017 Deutsche Welle Hungary

Hungary’s governing right-wing party Fidesz on November 20 slammed claims by US financier George Soros that the government had lied in

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