Parties in Macedonia agree on December 11 parliamentary election date
After talks which lasted several days, the main four political parties in the Republic of Macedonia reached an agreement. After a
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EU funds for Slovakia halted
The European Commission has halted the payments which were allocated for the 2007-2013 programming period. This concerns five operational programmes
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Kosovo demands the demarcation of border with Serbia
Before even finalising the process of border demarcation with Montenegro, Kosovo’s authorities are planning to also carry out the border
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Erdogan declares three-month state of emergency
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency in the wake of last week’s thwarted
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Ukrainian-Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in Kyiv
Journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed in a car explosion in Kyiv on the morning of July 20, reported Ukrainska Pravda.
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Turkey coup said to have started earlier than planned
The tanks started to roll seven hours earlier than planned Friday in Istanbul, with soldiers quickly blocking the famous Bosphorus
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European Commission cuts growth forecast in first post-Brexit update
Uncertainty resulting from the UK’s vote to leave the EU was the main factor affecting the economic outlook in the
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Bulgaria’s Nataliya Apostolova is appointed new EU ambassador in Pristina
The Committee for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament has appointed Bulgarian diplomat Nataliya Apostolova as special representative of the European
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Turkey crackdown grows as Erdogan encourages protests
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are holding nightly rallies across the country to celebrate the defeat of Friday’s
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