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Walesa denies allegations of communist agent past

February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance found out that some of the documents collected at the house of a former communist

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Cameron wants ‘live and let live’ relationship with EU

February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 VOANews

British Prime Minister David Cameron is appealing to fellow European Union leaders for a “live and let live” relationship that

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‘Migrant-bashing has dangerously become the norm’ in Europe – UN rights expert

February 18, 2016February 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

As the European Union summit started in Brussels on February 18, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of

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More than one refugee route through the Balkans

February 18, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

The Visegrád Group wants Macedonia to assist Greece in closing their border. Alternative routes through the Balkans would thus grow

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Polish official urges Nato to deploy troops to deter Russia

February 18, 2016 VOANews Nato, Poland, Russia

Poland’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged NATO to get over its reluctance to deploy troops along its eastern flank, to

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Kosovo opposition demands government resignation, snap elections

February 18, 2016 VOANews Kosovo

Thousands of Kosovo opposition supporters protested peacefully on the eighth anniversary of the country’s independence Wednesday, shouting anti-government slogans and

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Documents renew allegations of Walesa’s past as communist agent

February 18, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), a body tasked with investigating Nazi and communist-era crimes, said it is probing documents alleging

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Erdogan continues effort to hold on to power in Turkey

February 17, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aspiration to change Turkey’s parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the

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Ukraine’s government faces fresh problems, at home, abroad

February 17, 2016 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s government faced fresh challenges at home and abroad Wednesday, when a major political party withdrew from the governing coalition

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