EU signs historic defence pact as Brexit, Trump drive bloc to co-operate
Twenty-three member states of the European Union have signed a historic deal to co-operate more closely on defence. The pact,
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Slovenia: President Borut Pahor wins runoff presidential election
Incumbent Borut Pahor has won Slovenia’s run-off presidential election on Sunday, beating his challenger Marjan Sarec. With nearly 80 percent of
Read moreMagnitude 4.4: Light earthquake rattles Western Turkey
An earthquake shook parts of Western Turkey on the morning of November 11 2017. Initially, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said
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EU prepares for British government collapse after firing of second minister
European Union negotiators are readying themselves for the collapse of Prime Minister Theresa May’s government as it lurches from one
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Romania fights back against sham reforms
The government in Bucharest wants to change the country’s justice system and is also planning tax reforms. Civil society, opposition
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Nato to beef up in face of ‘assertive’ Russia
Nato plans to update its command structure for the first time since the end of the Cold War to ease
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Gang with suspected neo-Nazi links vows to force migrants from Greece
A suspected breakaway faction from Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party says it is recruiting anti-migrant hit squads and has vowed
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Borissov offers reassurances to Juncker on upcoming Bulgarian EU presidency
Bulgaria stood ready to take the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in January and was determined
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MEP Papadimoulis urges European Parliament debate on Paradise Papers
Dimitris Papadimoulis, the Vice President of the European Parliament, submitted a formal request on November 7 for an urgent parliamentary
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