Romanian president nominates former EU commissioner to form technocrat cabinet
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis formally nominated former European commissioner Dacian Ciolos to form the next cabinet, saying that the country
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Migrant arrivals in Europe by sea close to 800 000 so far in 2015 – IOM
Arrivals of migrants and refugees in Europe by sea in 2015 approached 800 000 in the first week of November,
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Ukrainian journalist concerned about direction of country’s media
Maxim Eristavi is an openly gay Ukrainian journalist who worked for Russian state media, and has been covering Ukraine for
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Slovak interior minister Kaliňák: Design of the hot-spot system is flawed
The Monday meeting of interior ministers of EU member countries has not yielded any headway forward from the viewpoint of
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Croatian conservatives win election but fall short of majority
Croatia’s conservative opposition has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections, but not enough to govern on its
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Polls close in Croatia after tight parliamentary election
The ruling Socialist Democratic Party and the conservative Croatian Democratic Union are neck and neck after polls close in Croatia,
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Croatia holds parliamentary elections
Croatia is holding its first parliamentary elections on Sunday November 8 2015 since it joined the European Union in 2013.
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Death toll from Romanian nightclub fire rises to 41
Nine more victims who were burned in last week’s horrific nightclub fire in Bucharest died Saturday in hospitals, bringing the
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Romanian president names interim PM ahead of talks with parties
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis named Sorin Cimpeanu, the education minister in the outgoing government of Victor Ponta, as interim prime
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