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EU holds key to Macedonia political crisis

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Deutsche Welle Macedonia

For the fifth time in the last seven months, European Union Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn is traveling to Skopje on

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Hundreds from Macedonia fined for voting unlawfully in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections – report

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Hundreds of dual passport holders from Macedonia who have Bulgarian passports have been fined for voting unlawfully in Bulgaria’s May

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister holds talks with Skopje’s outgoing ambassador

January 8, 2016January 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held talks on January 7 2016 with Blagoj Handjiski, who is leaving his post as

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Gruevski to step down as PM before January 15, political crisis continues

January 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, will leave office before January 15 and the current government will be chaired by

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Close to 30 000 migrant and refugee arrivals in Bulgaria so far in 2015 – IOM

December 18, 2015December 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

It is virtually certain that the total number of arrivals of migrants and refugees in Europe by land and sea

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Europe 

Migrant crisis poses unprecedented challenge for Europe

December 18, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

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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Europe 

Macedonia’s foreign minister Nikola Poposki in Athens

December 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

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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Europe 

Number of migrant and refugee arrivals in Europe in 2015 approaches million mark

December 11, 2015December 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

A total of 985 312 migrants, including refugees, have arrived in Europe since January 2015, according to the International Organization

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Migrant crisis: Greece calls on EU help as concerns mount over tensions at Macedonia border

December 4, 2015December 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Greece has activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to benefit from material support to help cope with the influx of

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