Ukraine: Investigators arrest 10 suspects in major gas fraud
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office detained 10 former officials suspected of embezzlement of three billion hryvnia
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Leaders of Serbia, Croatia sign ‘reconciliation’ declaration
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic signed on June 20 a document that expresses the willingness of
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EU ‘deeply concerned’ about continuing political crisis in Macedonia
European Union foreign ministers, meeting on June 20, expressed deep concern at the continuing political crisis in Macedonia, according to
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World Refugee Day: 65 million people forcibly displaced around the world
World Refugee Day, June 20, has seen the European Union underline its commitment to global efforts to address the refugee
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Croatia dissolves parliament, prompting snap election
Croatian lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament, days after ousting Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic. The decision paves the way for
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President signs decision to send Polish troops to help fight ‘Islamic State’
Polish President Andrzej Duda signed on Saturday a decision to send two contingents of Polish troops to support the global
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EU releases details on extended sanctions against Russia
The European Union on Saturday published details of its decision extending sanctions against Russia for its 2014 takeover of Ukraine’s
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Turkey bans LGBT parades, citing security concerns
Authorities in Istanbul have banned gay, lesbian and transgender people from holding pride marches this month, citing security concerns for
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EU extends sanctions against Russia over illegal annexation of Crimea, Sevastopol
The European Council has extended by a year its sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s illegal annexation of Crimea
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