Almost 300 000 migrants and refugees reached Europe in past 8 months – IOM
Close to 300 000 migrants and refugees have reached Europe between the start of 2016 and mid-September, with most of them
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European Parliament debates rule of law in Poland
The recent developments in Poland and their impact on fundamental rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Luxembourg foreign minister calls for Hungary to be booted from EU
Tuesday’s edition of Die Welt newspaper carried an interview with the foreign minister of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, in which he
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Amid outrage, EU Commission launches probe into Barroso’s new job at Goldman Sachs
Jose Manuel Barroso, the former president of the European Commission from 2004 to 2014, is facing accusations that he has
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Ukraine, Russia clash over upcoming Duma elections
As elections to Russian parliament, Duma, approach, Ukraine says it will not allow Russian polling stations on its territory –
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Europol: Trends in migrant smuggling into Europe changing
Between early 2015 and the summer of 2016, the picture of migrant smuggling to and within the EU has undergone
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Left-leaning People’s Coalition in Croatia slightly in the lead
An initial exit poll in Croatia’s parliamentary election Sunday indicates that the left-leaning Social Democrats and their People’s Coalition were
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Earthquake of 5.2 on Richter Scale in Macedonia felt in Bulgarian towns
An earthquake of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, six km east of Macedonia’s capital Skopje on September 11, was felt
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EU grants further 115M euro to Greece to cope with refugee crisis
The European Commission has stepped up its funding to improve living conditions for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Greece,
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