Thousands of Greeks join protest rally over ‘Macedonia’ name issue
Thousands of protesters from across Greece gathered at Syntagma square outside the parliament building on the afternoon of February 4
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Asylum applications in EU+ countries in 2017 were 43% lower than in 2016 – EASO
The number of asylum applications in EU+ countries – meaning the 28 member states of the bloc plus Norway and
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Romania: Viorica Dancila voted in as first woman prime minister
Romania’s parliament on January 29 voted in European Parliament lawmaker Viorica Dancila as the country’s first woman prime minister. The left-wing government
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Pro-Russian Milos Zeman wins Czech Republic presidential runoff
Czech Republic President Milos Zeman on Saturday won the country’s presidential election runoff, official results showed. The national statistics office CSU said
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Macedonia: Zaev announces renaming of Skopje airport, country’s main motorway
Macedonia’s Prime Minister has announced the renaming of the airport of Skopje and the country’s main motorway leading to Greece,
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European Commission reports improvement in IT companies deleting hate speech
IT companies removed on average 70 per cent of illegal hate speech about which they were notified, the European Commisssion
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Romanian president Iohannis nominates social-democrat Dancila for prime minister
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis opted against confrontation with the majority coalition in the country’s parliament, nominating social-democrat MEP Viorica Dancila
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Czech government loses confidence vote in parliament
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday. Originally scheduled for January 10, the vote
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EU to announce new strategy for Western Balkans in February
The Head of the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU Special Representative, Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, said that the
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