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Polish former presidents accuse government of destroying democracy

April 26, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Three former Polish presidents signed an open letter published Monday on the front page of the Gazeta Wyborcza daily saying

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Frustration builds as hopes dim among refugees at Macedonian border

April 26, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia

The biting cold of the winter wind has been tempered by spring, but among the thousands trapped in limbo on

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Vucic wins decisive victory in Serbian parliamentary elections – polls

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

Aleksander Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party won an estimated 56.2 per cent of the votes in Serbia’s parliamentary elections on April

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Turkish PM cites dramatic decrease in Syrian migrant exodus

April 24, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that his country’s efforts to deter Syrians from entering Greece by sea had

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Vucic eyes clear victory in Serbian elections

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 Deutsche Welle Serbia

Serbians elect a new parliament on Sunday April 24. Aleksandar Vucic is a sure winner in the election; the question

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Merkel heads to Turkey to try to save EU migrant deal

April 23, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union officials will travel to Turkey this weekend to try to smooth over

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In Thessaloniki, foreign ministers pursue solutions to migrant crisis

April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Albania, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

A talkfest among the foreign ministers of four countries held in Thessaloniki this week saw agreement on trying to come

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Why Russia is rocking the European boat

April 23, 2016 VOANews Russia

In an April 6 referendum in the Netherlands, a majority of participants voted against approving an association agreement between the

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Huge embarrassment as Romania gets axed from Eurovision

April 22, 2016April 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania has been excluded from the Eurovision music contest over unsolved financial issues with the official broadcaster of the show.

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