More money needed for refugees, migrants in Greece, Balkans
The U.N. refugee agency reports a multi-million-dollar appeal begun early this year on behalf of tens of thousands of refugees
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European Parliament approves rules to cut red tape on expats’ documents
The European Parliament adopted on June 10 a regulation, proposed by the European Commission, to cut costs and formalities for
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Athens confident euro working group will green-light funds disbursement
Euro zone deputy finance ministers – the so-called Euro Working Group – will convene in Helsinki on June 9 to
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Concern grows in Brussels that Brexit could prove contagious
Approval of the European Union has fallen sharply across the continent, according to new research, raising fears in Brussels of
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Russian Orthodox Patriarch: USSR preserved Christian morality
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, recently said that the Soviet Union preserved Russia’s Christian morality –
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Another car bomb explodes in Turkey
Three police officers have been killed by a car bomb explosion outside a police station in Turkey near the Syrian
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Russia opposes Nato war games in Poland
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Pesko said on Tuesday that the launch of Nato manoeuvres in Poland “do not
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EU court: Foreigners cannot be jailed for illegal entry
The European Court of Justice, in a ruling released Tuesday, said European Union countries cannot jail illegal immigrants simply for
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Security on Nato eastern flank discussed as Polish, Bulgarian FMs meet
Support from Western allies is a major priority in securing Nato’s eastern flank, the foreign ministers of Poland and Bulgaria
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