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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Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic gunned down in Kosovo
The head of the Serb party “Freedom, Democracy, Justice”, Oliver Ivanovic was shot dead on the morning of January 16
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Eleven people arrested in Balkan trans-border sports corruption investigation – Europol
Slovenian police have arrested 11 people, dismantling an international crime syndicate involved in sports corruption and illegal betting, with the
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‘Islamic State’ is fighting with weapons made in the EU: study
More than a third of the weapons used by “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria came from European Union states
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Greek economic turnaround continues
The positive signs coming out of the Greek economy increased this week as the country saw its fiscal targets being
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Erdogan visit to Greece sparks political controversy
The historic visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Athens on December 7 sparked a political disagreement between ruling
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