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Hungary, Greece will not follow EU guidelines on labelling Israeli settlements products – report

December 2, 2015December 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Hungary

After Hungary, Greece has also decided that it will not heed European Commission guidelines on labelling products manufactured in Israeli

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NATO wants to beef up security along Turkish borders

December 2, 2015 VOANews Nato, Russia, Turkey

NATO foreign ministers are looking at ways to beef up security along Turkey’s border a week after Ankara shot down

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Moscow’s allegations against Ankara ratchet up tensions

December 2, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Russia, Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has challenged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to prove allegations that Turkey is facilitating oil

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Donald Tusk’s first year as European Council president

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

Do you remember Herman Van Rompuy? You don’t even remember the name? The Belgian was the first president of the

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EU steps up financial aid in response to Syria crisis

December 1, 2015December 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

The European Commission announced on December 1 2015 new aid packages in response to the Syrian crisis to help the

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20% of migrant arrivals by sea in Europe in 2015 are children

December 1, 2015December 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Syrian refugees, Turkey

Children make up at least one in five of the 870 000 refugees and migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean

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Turkey-Russia spat fuels fears of Syrian conflict spiraling out of control

December 1, 2015 Jeff Seldin of VOAnews Russia, Turkey

U.S. diplomats and military officials are urging Russia and Turkey to tone down their rhetoric, worried the growing dispute over

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Europe 

Europeans back tougher action against IS

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews

Support is growing in European Union countries for more military action against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq

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NATO ministers expected to endorse membership push by Montenegro

December 1, 2015 VOANews Montenegro, Nato

NATO ministers are expected on Wednesday to endorse efforts by the tiny Balkan state of Montenegro to join the 28-nation

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