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Polish President, European Council President appeal for restraint in ongoing EU’s debate on Poland

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 The Warsaw Voice 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

January 18, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

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

January 17, 2016January 29, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Serbia

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

January 17, 2016January 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Romania, 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

January 17, 2016January 17, 2016 VOANews Russia, Turkey

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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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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