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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Europe
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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Croatia seeks way to tip the electoral scales second time around
Croatia found itself in a strange situation in mid-June: The center-right government led by the technocrat Tihomir Oreskovic was overthrown
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Kyiv wins right to host Eurovision
It’s official: Kyiv will host the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. The Ukrainian Organization Committee picked Kyiv over Odesa and Dnipro
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European Parliament to next week debate recent developments in Poland
The European Parliament will debate the controversial laws passed by Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party on Tuesday
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US accuses Russia of unsafe aerial intercept over Black Sea
The United States accused Russia of sending one of its fighter jets dangerously close to an American spy plane over
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