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Boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes in Mediterranean

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Three bodies have been found in a rescue operation for migrants aboard a boat that capsized in the Mediterranean sea

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After a Brexit, could Poland and Austria be next?

June 3, 2016 VOANews Poland

When Poland’s right-wing Prime Minister Beata Szydlo swept to an election victory late last year, one of the first things

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EU foreign policy chief visits Warsaw

June 3, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini visited Warsaw on June 2 to discuss the July Nato summit, EU sanctions on Russia and

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Turkey: German vote to recognise Armenian Genocide will hurt relations

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 VOANews Armenia, Turkey

Turkish leaders are warning Germany that the countries’ relationship will be harmed if lawmakers approve a measure labeling the killing

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EU threatens sanctions if Poland doesn’t reverse high court overhaul

June 1, 2016 Deutsche Welle European Commission, Poland

The EU has formally warned Warsaw that if it doesn’t reverse its overhaul of the country’s highest court it will

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Nato to station four battalions in Poland and Baltic States

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland

Four multinational NATO battalions will be stationed in Poland and the Baltic States, Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said after meeting

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Migrant arrivals from Romania and Bulgaria to Britain spark row ahead of EU referendum

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

As expected, with a crucial referendum just three weeks away, the Brexit campaigners are focusing on the seemingly only subject

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EU Advocate General: Islamic headscarf ban at work may be lawful

May 31, 2016June 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A ban on wearing Islamic headscarves at work may be permissible under EU law if the ban is based on

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US warns on potential terrorist attacks in Europe in summer 2016

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States state department has warned citizens of what it described as the risk of potential terrorist attacks throughout

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