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Poland’s Supreme Court rules against Polanski’s extradiction

December 7, 2016March 9, 2017 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Oscar-winning Polish-born filmmaker Roman Polanski will not be extradited if he travels to Poland, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on

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Austria’s right-wing presidential candidate Hofer concedes defeat to Van der Bellen

December 4, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle

According to a exit poll conducted by Austrian broadcaster ORF on Sunday, independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen has been

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Europol: ‘Islamic State’ changing terror tactics to maintain threat in Europe

December 2, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

As Daesh, the so-called Islamic State (IS) loses ground in the Middle East, the pattern of its recent terrorist attacks

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Spiting Russia, Montenegro gets pro-Nato government

November 29, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Montenegro

On Monday, Montenegro’s parliament approved a new cabinet led by a former intelligence chief who vowed to pursue the tiny

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Three years after EuroMaidan Revolution, Ukrainians disappointed

November 25, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Great hopes for a better future drove the wave of demonstrations that swept Ukraine starting in November 2013 – demonstrations

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Majority of European Parliament votes to freeze EU membership talks with Turkey

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 Deutsche Welle Turkey

The majority of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Thursday voted to halt membership talks with Turkey after Ankara’s post-coup

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Election campaign heats up in Republic of Macedonia

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Macedonia’s VMRO-DPMNE, led by former PM Nikola Gruevski, is accusing the opposition leader, Zoran Zaev of planning to federalise the

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New missiles in Kaliningrad aimed at hindering Nato ships’ access – Lithuanian defence minister

November 24, 2016 The Baltic Times Lithuania

The deployment by Russia of new missiles in its Baltic Sea enclave Kaliningrad is intended to limit NATO allies’ ships’

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European Parliament urges action against Russian ‘hostile propaganda’

November 24, 2016 Deutsche Welle Russia

The European Parliament on Wednesday warned of “hostile” Russian propaganda and support for anti-EU forces and urged Brussels to take

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