Escalation of media crackdown in Turkey heightens concerns
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
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
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
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
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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Poland approves final version of Constitutional Tribunal law
Poland’s lower house, after a heated debate on Friday, approved virtually all amendments made by the Senate upper house to
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No terror link seen in Munich shooting spree
An 18-year-old German-Iranian man identified as David Ali Sonboly, who opened fire in a crowded shopping mall in Munich Friday
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IMF: Eastern European emigration harmful for domestic economies
Emigration has led to positive outcomes for migrants, and for the EU as a whole. Yet it may also have
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Turkish schools, charities close in Erdogan’s first state-of-emergency decree
More than 1,000 private schools have been closed in Turkey, as well as a thousand or so various associations and
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