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Poland’s October 25 elections: Opposition PiS remains clear leader in voter support poll

September 18, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) enjoys voter support at 36 per cent, followed by ruling party Civic Platform

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UN rights chief ‘appalled’ at Hungary’s treatment of refugees, migrants

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia

The United Nations human rights chief said on September 17 that he was “appalled” at the recent actions by the Hungarian

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Greek elections: Interview with Evaggelos Meimarakis, president of New Democracy

September 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Mr President, the central slogan in the September 20 election campaign is “Greece Forward”. Who took Greece backwards? Was it

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Greek elections: PASOK, Syriza, anyone? Lots of choice in Greece vote

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 Deutsche Welle Greece

It hasn’t happened in 60 years, but nine parties hope to win seats in Greece’s parliamentary elections this Sunday, September

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Greek elections: Pollsters paint confusing picture as Tsipras and Meimarakis turn to undecided voters

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Two new opinion polls published on September 16 paint a conflicting picture ahead of the September 20 2015 general election in Greece.

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Romanian president: ‘The EU might force us into accepting more migrants’

September 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The European Commission might twist Romania’s arm and make it accept more migrants that it is willing to take in. And that was

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Schengen must survive, Slovak politicians say

September 17, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico and his government continue to voice their opposition to EU-wide quotas on accepting refugees after Hungary

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Croatia admits more than 5000 migrants

September 17, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Hungary, Serbia

The European Parliament has backed a plan to distribute some 120,000 refugees among European Union member countries in an effort

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CPJ, OSCE blast Ukraine on foreign journalist entry ban

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

Two international rights organizations have criticized Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for signing a decree that banned 41 foreign journalists and

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