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Montenegro’s longtime ruler faces ballot test

October 16, 2016October 16, 2016 Deutsche Welle Montenegro

Montenegro’s ruling party faces its toughest test in 27 years in power as polls opened at 7 a.m. local time

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Serbian magazine retracts article on Trump

October 16, 2016 VOANews Serbia

The Serbian weekly magazine Nedeljnik has retracted an article reporting U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had apologized for the

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EU Commissioner Hahn in Skopje: Elections must be held, the country is ready

October 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn said in Skopje on October 14 that the Republic of Macedonia is ready to hold

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Europe 

Montenegro PM accuses Russia of financing anti-Nato campaign

October 13, 2016 VOANews Montenegro, Nato, Russia

Russia is pouring money into Montenegro’s election campaign in an attempt to derail the country’s progress towards joining NATO, the

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Turkey questions historical treaty defining regional borders

October 13, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

A dispute continues to deepen between Ankara and Baghdad over the presence of Turkish soldiers near the Iraqi city of

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Ruling party leads in Georgia’s parliamentary elections

October 9, 2016 VOANews Georgia

The ruling Georgian Dream party was leading in Saturday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results from two rival exit polls,

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Europe 

Romania, France to conduct live fire Black Sea naval exercise on October 10

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

An air and navy live fire exercise is scheduled for October 10 in the Black Sea, to be staged by five

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Europe 

World Bank sees services sector reform as key to EU growth

October 6, 2016October 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

After the deep recession caused by the global financial crisis and the slow recovery in the aftermath of it, the

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Europe 

Greece to begin schooling migrant children

October 6, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Children of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece will begin attending Greek schools next week. Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis

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