Senior managers of Polish public television resign over new public media law
Five directors at Poland’s public broadcaster TVP have filed their resignations in reference to the recent adoption of new media
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Pending Polish media law draws criticism
Pending changes to the media law that has passed the lower house in Poland’s parliament on December 30 has been
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Nearly 4000 migrants died crossing Mediterranean in 2015
For migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, 2015 was the deadliest year on record, according to
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Brussels cancels New Year’s fete, cites terror threat; security tight in NYC
Brussels’ mayor has canceled the Belgian capital’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration because of a terror threat. “Unfortunately, we have
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Europe’s migrant challenge expected to continue into 2016
Europe in 2015 faced its most severe migration crisis in centuries as an estimated one million people – mostly Muslims
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Migration crisis: Seaborne arrivals in Europe top one million
The UN refugee agency reports more than one million refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea this year, with
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Belgium arrests 2 suspected of New Year’s terror plot
Prosecutors in Belgium said Tuesday police arrested two people suspected of planning holiday terror attacks in Brussels. They said investigators
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Syriza ‘flirting’ with centrist party ahead of crucial votes in parliament
Syriza seems to continue politically “flirting” with minor opposition party Enosi Kentroon (Union of Centrists), judging by the statements made
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Nord Stream-2 denounced as economic threat to Ukraine
It’s a multibillion-euro natural gas project, publicly backed by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Germany’s second-most powerful leader, deputy chancellor
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