Macedonia local elections: SDSM claims victory, VMRO-DPMNE refuses to recognise results
Macedonian Social Democratic Union (SDSM) and Democratic Union for Integration (BDI) have celebrated their victory in the Republic of Macedonia’s
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Europe
EU threatens visa restrictions for countries that don’t accept rejected asylum-seekers
The European Union has decided to take measures against countries that do not co-operate with repatriating migrants who have been denied
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Macedonian government to remove some of the controversial ‘Skopje 2014’ monuments – reports
The government of the Republic of Macedonia is to remove some of the monuments erected in the capital as part
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Pope Francis speaks out against nationalism in Europe
Pope Francis has warned Europeans against creating new divisions and building trenches, the former a reference to growing nationalism across
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Nato challenges Russia on scope of war games
Nato has accused Russia of misleading the Western military alliance about the military exercises it held last month with Belarus.
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Aid group halts sea rescues in Mediterranean
The international aid group Save the Children is suspending its efforts to rescue migrants making the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing
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Bank of Greece: Record high earnings from tourism
Fresh data from the Bank of Greece show a great increase in the number of tourists and a hike in
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EU to implement border fingerprint checks similar to United States
Non-Americans traveling to the United States will be familiar with the procedure: once you arrive, you have to go through
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EU labour ministers reach agreement on changes to posted workers directive
The European Council for employment and social affairs has approved a general approach to the new posted workers directive, meant
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