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Pride and a fight for LGBTQ+ recognition in Greece

June 21, 2017 Deutsche Welle

Greece’s LGBTQ+ community continues fighting for acceptance of sexual diversity. A sea of rainbow colors surrounding the White Tower of

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EU court criticises Russian ‘gay propaganda law’

June 21, 2017 VOANews Russia

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday criticized a Russian law banning homosexual “propaganda.” The law, which effectively bans

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Ana Brnabic named as Serbia’s new prime minister

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Serbian minister for public administration Ana Brnabic will be the new prime minister of the country. Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president and

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Roaming charges for EU mobile phone users reach the end of the line

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 Deutsche Welle

Mobile phone customers in the European Union no longer need to pay extra charges when they leave their country, as

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Greek FM: Solution to name dispute must precede Macedonia’s Nato entry

June 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Nato

Athens will not consent to Nato entry for the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia before the name dispute with Greece’s northern

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EC launches infringement procedures against Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland over failures on refugee relocation

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, European Commission, Hungary, Poland

The European Commission said that it had launched infringement procedures on June 14 against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

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Zaev: We are sending a message for a new future regarding our cooperation with Greece

June 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Macedonia’s prime minister Zoran Zaev  commented to journalists on the visit by foreign minister Nikola Dimitrov to Greece, saying that the

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Romanian MiG fighter crashes during ‘Thracian Eagle 2017’ exercise with Bulgarian Air Force

June 12, 2017June 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania

A Romanian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Constanta County on June 12 during manoeuvres being held as part of the

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PDK-AAK-Incentive coalition wins the parliamentary elections in Kosovo

June 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

With 65 per cent of ballots counted, the coalition consisting of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Alliance for the Future

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