Macedonian SDSM leader Zaev demands mandate to form a government
The leader of SDSM (Macedonian Social Democratic Union), Zoran Zaev has requested a mandate from president George Ivanov to form
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Macedonia’s Gruevski fails to form government by January 29 deadline
The leader of the Republic of Macedonia’s VMRO-DPMNE party, Nikola Gruevski, could not manage to form a new government by
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Closed Balkan route means lucrative times for human traffickers
More than 7000 refugees and migrants have been stranded in Serbia since neighbouring countries closed their borders. Many are spending
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Turkey, Greece at odds as Athens denies Turkish coup extradition request
Turkey has threatened to cancel a migrant readmission deal with Greece after Greece’s Supreme Court rejected a request from Turkey
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Romania 2017 CVM report confirms ‘growing irreversibility’ of reform efforts
Ten years after joining the European Union with the caveat of regular reports on its judiciary reform efforts, Romania has
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Just more than two weeks into 2017, already more than 200 migrants and refugees dead in the Med
About 2876 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
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Refugees in Serbia – stranded in a warehouse
A great number of refugees are living in inhumane conditions in a warehouse in Belgrade. They are waiting to travel
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Italian Tajani wins run-off vote for presidency of European Parliament
Long-time Italian commissioner to the EU Antonio Tajani has won the run-off vote to become the new president of the
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EU foreign ministers, NATO backers refute Trump talk
The EU’s top diplomat has shrugged off US President-elect Donald Trump’s opinions on further breakaways from the bloc. Germany’s foreign
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