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Polish and UK PMs discuss post-Brexit reality

July 29, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Brexit, Poland

After Brexit the situation of Polish and other EU citizens living in UK will be regulated on the principle of

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IMF internal report reveals mistakes in Greek bailout program

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, IMF

The International Monetary Fund made a series of shocking admissions on Thursday regarding mistakes it made in the handling of

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EU gives Turkey 1.4BN euro for education and health of Syrian refugees

July 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Syrian refugees, Turkey

The European Commission (EC) said on July 28 that it was bringing to more than two billion euro the total

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Greek tourism heading for new record

July 28, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The upward trajectory of Greek tourism for this year has been confirmed, based on data received by the Hellenic Tourism

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Escalation of media crackdown in Turkey heightens concerns

July 28, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Two U.S. advocacy organizations blasted Turkey on Wednesday for stepping up a campaign to crack down on journalists and media

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European Commission adopts Rule of Law Recommendation on situation in Poland

July 28, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The European Commission issued an official recommendation for the Polish government in the second stage of the ongoing rule of

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Austria, Hungary and Europol dismantle migrant smuggling ring

July 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

European police agency Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) has supported the Austrian and Hungarian authorities to detect and dismantle

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Tsipras begins dialogue for a ‘new Greece’ by 2021

July 26, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the beginning of a wide and long debate on reviewing the Greek constitution with

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Erdogan’s purges threaten future of Turkey’s secular society

July 26, 2016 Luis Ramirez of VOANews Turkey

Watchers see Turkey’s failed coup and the subsequent purge carried out by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of

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