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Borissov offers reassurances to Juncker on upcoming Bulgarian EU presidency

November 8, 2017November 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Bulgaria EU presidency, European Commission

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

November 7, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Dimitris Papadimoulis, the Vice President of the European Parliament, submitted a formal request on November 7 for an urgent parliamentary

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Athens aiming to secure ‘clean exit’ from bailout

November 6, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Having concluded the first round of direct talks with international creditors, Greek government sources believe that despite various unresolved issues,

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Far right loses out in Slovakia​​n elections

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Deutsche Welle Slovakia

Slovakia has bucked the trend of far-right gains in Europe, with the People’s Party-Our Slovakia losing in regional polls. But

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Turkish president Erdogan to visit Athens on December 7-8

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

According to IBNA’s exclusive information, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official visit to Athens has been finalised for the weekend

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Court in Macedonia convicts 33 people of planning terrorist attacks

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 VOANews Macedonia

A court in Macedonia on Thursday convicted 33 people of planning terrorist attacks as members of an ethnic Albanian militant

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EU: ‘No impunity for crimes against journalists’

November 2, 2017November 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

On November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the EU has spoken out for freedom

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Macedonia local elections: SDSM claims victory, VMRO-DPMNE refuses to recognise results

October 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

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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EU threatens visa restrictions for countries that don’t accept rejected asylum-seekers

October 30, 2017 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, European Commission, Refugees

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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