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EU labour ministers reach agreement on changes to posted workers directive

October 24, 2017October 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Council for employment and social affairs has approved a general approach to the new posted workers directive, meant

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‘Czech Trump’ scores major lead in national election

October 21, 2017 Deutsche Welle Czech Republic

The billionaire Andrej Babis is set to be the Czech Republic’s next prime minister after his centrist ANO party won 30 percent of the

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Greek government defends F-16 fighter jet upgrade deal with the US

October 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek government sought on October 19 to defend a deal struck with the US to upgrade Greece’s fleet of

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UN to decide next month on fate of ‘Butcher of Balkans’ Mladic

October 19, 2017 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

United Nations judges will decide next week on a verdict in the trial of former Bosnian Serb army leader Ratko

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EU introduces new measures to combat ‘low-tech’ terrorism

October 19, 2017 Deutsche Welle

The EU has announced more than 180 million euro will be dedicated to stopping terrorist attacks by smaller, less complex

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Trump praises Greece as ‘most stable country in the region’

October 17, 2017 VOANews Greece

US president Donald Trump said he had “very productive” discussions at the White House Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis

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Malta: Europe reels from murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

October 17, 2017 Deutsche Welle Media

The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia sent shockwaves across Europe a day after her car exploded near her home, prompting

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Triple, warm handshake for Tsipras – Trump

October 17, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

At 7pm sharp Greek time, the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at the White House to meet US president

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Socialist SDSM scores victory in Macedonia local elections

October 16, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The first preliminary results issued by the State Election Commission in the Republic of Macedonia indicate that the Macedonian Social

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