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President signs decision to send Polish troops to help fight ‘Islamic State’

June 20, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

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

June 19, 2016 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

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

June 18, 2016 VOANews Turkey

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

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

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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Eurogroup approves disbursement of 7.5B euro loan tranche to Greece

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Eurogroup finance ministers approved the release of 7.5 billion euro in bailout funding to Greece during a meeting in Luxembourg

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Croatia’s parliament ousts government in vote of no confidence

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 VOANews Croatia

Croatia’s parliament ousted the country’s government Thursday after a no-confidence vote that went against Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic. Of deputies

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Asylum applications in EU drop a third down in first three months of 2016

June 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

The number of first-time asylum seekers in the European Union in the first quarter of 2016 was 287 100, a

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Ecumenical Patriarch sends call for Orthodox unity from Crete

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a message of unity of Orthodox Churches upon his arrival in Crete for the Holy and

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Plevneliev: Bulgaria, Romania prove European integration works to bring positive change

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria and Romania are proof that the engine of European integration and regional co-operation works to ensure a positive change

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