Macedonian politicians turn parliament violence into war of words
Macedonia’s rival parties are trading blame for violence in parliament, while world powers are giving opposing reactions to the events.
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Macedonia crisis: European Commissioners condemn attacks on MPs in Skopje
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn have condemned the April 27 ongoing attacks
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Tension in Skopje, Talat Xhaferi is elected Assembly Speaker in a situation of chaos
In Skopje, Parliament approved on Thursday afternoon the election of its new speaker, following a political crisis which has been
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Macedonia crisis: Socialist leader Zaev injured as parliament in Skopje stormed over election of Albanian speaker
Socialist SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev and 10 police officers were injured in a confrontation as Macedonia’s parliament in capital
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End of roaming charges for travellers in the EU in 2017: Q and A
The European Commission has released an updated set of questions and answers on the June 15 2017 end to roaming
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Europe fears Turkey’s Erdogan will tear up migration deal
The crowd of diehard supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheered at a referendum-eve rally in the Umraniye district
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Turkish referendum too close to call
Voters in Turkey will consider a constitutional referendum Sunday on whether to transform their government from the current parliamentary system
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Bulgarian leaders send condolences after fatal lorry terrorist attack in Sweden
Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party and who is widely seen as likely to return as his country’s
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‘Systematic checks’ of EU citizens crossing external Schengen borders start on April 7
Systematic checks of European Union citizens crossing external Schengen borders are mandatory as of April 7 2017, the European Commission
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