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Macedonian PM Gruevski submits resignation to parliament

January 15, 2016January 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski sent his resignation letter to the president of parliament, Trajko Veljanovski, as planned on January

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Macedonian PM Gruevski says he will resign on January 15 as planned

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski said in a televised address to the nation that he would resign on January 15

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IOM: 2016 will be another critical year for migration into Europe

January 15, 2016January 29, 2016 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) predicts 2016 will be another critical year for migration to Europe.

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EU migration commissioner: ‘If Schengen collapses, it’ll be start of end of European project’

January 15, 2016January 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos has told members of the European Parliament that the refugee crisis was “getting worse”. Addressing

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Poland’s ruling PiS seeks to merge General Prosecutor and Justice Minister functions

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s parliament gave the initial go-ahead for the bill, authored by the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS), which provides

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EU holds key to Macedonia political crisis

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

For the fifth time in the last seven months, European Union Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn is traveling to Skopje on

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Ukraine’s Poroshenko: Restoration of sovereignty top priority for 2016

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, said on Thursday he expected territory in the east held by Russian-backed rebels to return to

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EU launches first-ever rule of law review against Poland

January 13, 2016 Deutsche Welle European Commission, Poland

The European Commission has launched a probe into policy changes in Poland that may clash with EU law. It is

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Czech president Zeman claims his views are vindicated

January 13, 2016January 29, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis

Czech President Miloš Zeman claims that the New Year’s Eve attacks against women vindicate his negative point of view on

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