Dimitriev elected head of Macedonia’s interim government, parliament dissolved
In an urgent session on the night of January 18, without the presence of the opposition, Macedonia’s parliament elected the new
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Elections enigma in Serbia
Why has Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic decided that the country should go to early elections? Because Serbian televisions have
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EU agreements with Israel don’t apply to ‘occupied territories’ – foreign ministers
European Union foreign ministers adopted a position on January 18 that all agreements between the State of Israel and the
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Aid agencies face uphill battle in Europe migrant crisis
Persecution, conflict and poverty forced an unprecedented 1 million people to flee from Africa and the Middle East to Europe
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Polish President, European Council President appeal for restraint in ongoing EU’s debate on Poland
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk received praise from politicians of governing party
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S&P cuts Poland’s rating citing country’s government’s radical measures
Poland suffered a foreign-currency rating downgrade to BBB+ from A-, with outlook downgraded to negative from positive as recent measures
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EU calls for ‘political solutions’ in dealing with migrant crisis
The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management has called for “political solutions” in dealing with “the root causes”
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Dozens of migrants stopped at Romania’s border with Serbia
Romanian border police caught a group of 60 migrants who were trying to enter the country illegaly from Serbia on
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Turkey’s economy sees fallout from terrorism, Russian sanctions
Terrorism and Russian sanctions have left Turkey’s already struggling economy bracing for the worst. Tourism seems sure to take hit,
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