Migrant crisis poses unprecedented challenge for Europe
As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach
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National sovereignty ‘not at stake’ from EU border force
Plans for a new EU coast and border agency will have “full respect for national sovereignty,” European Commissioner for Migration
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Putin once again blames ‘toothless’ Bulgaria for South Stream’s demise
A year after announcing the cancellation of the South Stream gas pipeline proposal during a visit to Ankara, Russian president
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Bulgarian Parliament welcomes Nato’s invitation to Montenegro to join alliance
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on December 17 to express support for the invitation two weeks earlier
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Macedonia’s foreign minister Nikola Poposki in Athens
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Poposki, is paying an official visit to Athens, reciprocating the visit of
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Slovakia’s accommodation project for refugees still alive
Slovakia’s Interior Ministry wants to place Iraqi refugees in houses of volunteers despite protests from villagers and mayors, making their integration
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Serbia ready to accept 6000 refugees during the winter
Serbia’s role in coping with the refugees crisis has been praised by the European Union and we will continue in
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Ukraine to suspend trade with Crimea
Ukraine says it will suspend trade with Russian-occupied Crimea by mid-January. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in televised comments Wednesday
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Greece bailout reforms advance in parliament
Lawmakers in Greece have approved new legislation on banking and utility reforms demanded by European lenders in exchange for another
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