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Donald Tusk: Without Reforms, Albania will not Enter the EU

European Council President Donald Tusk wrote on his personal Twitter profile that his meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Brussels had gone well and that it was in view of the Western Balkans summit on 17 May next year in Sofia, said Confront

World » EU | December 5, 2017, Tuesday // 11:35 | Viewed: 3544

Catalonia Faces a Crucial Election on December 21

Catalonia faces a crucial election on December 21 that will determine whether Spain is on-course to tackle the northeastern region’s independence push — its gravest political crisis in the past four decades — or be mired in uncertainty for months or years

World » EU | December 5, 2017, Tuesday // 10:24 | Viewed: 2503

Germans See Trump as Bigger Problem Than North Korea or Russia

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World » EU | December 5, 2017, Tuesday // 09:52 | Viewed: 2429

German SPD Agrees to Talks with Angela Merkel’s Conservatives

Germany’s center-left Social Democrats agreed to enter into talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives about possibly forming a new government, according to a report Monday.

World » EU | December 4, 2017, Monday // 15:51 | Viewed: 2631

Germany Floats Bonus For Rejected Asylum Seekers to Go Home

The German government wants to encourage rejected asylum seekers to voluntarily return to their home countries with a cash incentive, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told newspaper Bild am Sonntag on Sunday, Deutsche Welle reported.

World » EU | December 4, 2017, Monday // 09:29 | Viewed: 3492

European Union and Russia Held Expert Consultations on the Balkans and the Enlargement of the EU

On Friday, another round of expert consultations on the Balkans and the enlargement of the European Union took place in Brussels, a Russian diplomat said on Tuesday, quoted by BGNES.

World » EU | December 2, 2017, Saturday // 13:44 | Viewed: 2891

Donald Tusk Gives Ireland Veto Over Brexit Deal

The European Union has handed Ireland an effective veto over any Brexit deal, increasing pressure on the prime minister to make further concessions on the border issue, The Times reports.

World » EU | December 2, 2017, Saturday // 13:26 | Viewed: 3249

Wanted IS Jihadist Killed in Georgia

Georgia says a Chechen jihadist killed in a clash with special forces in the Georgian capital Tbilisi was the suspected organiser of a terror attack on Istanbul airport last year, reported BBC.

World » EU | December 1, 2017, Friday // 15:16 | Viewed: 3566

Merkel Promises Erdoğan She Will Speed Up Refugee Aid

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan late on Nov.

World » EU | December 1, 2017, Friday // 13:25 | Viewed: 4397

France Finds Traces of Radioactive Cesium in Russian Mushrooms

France has found traces of radioactive cesium on mushrooms imported from Russia, the head of French nuclear regulator ASN said on Thursday, quoted by Reuters.

World » EU | November 30, 2017, Thursday // 17:15 | Viewed: 4400

Bosnian-Croat War Crimes Suspect Slobodan Praljak 'Takes Poison' in UN Court

UN judges have suspended a court hearing after a war crimes suspect "took poison" when his 20-year sentence was upheld, Sky News reported.

World » EU | November 29, 2017, Wednesday // 15:16 | Viewed: 4686

The EC is Discussing Measures to Combat VAT Fraud

Anti-fraud measures are discussed at today's meeting of EU commissioners, sega reported.

World » EU | November 29, 2017, Wednesday // 09:29 | Viewed: 2851

Angela Merkel: Asking Germans to Vote Again is 'Simply Wrong'

Germany's chancellor has said that it would be "simply wrong" to hold new elections after coalition talks collapsed.

World » EU | November 25, 2017, Saturday // 16:06 | Viewed: 3270

German President to Meet Party Leaders on Thursday

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, the head of Bavaria’s conservatives, and the leader of the center Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, his office said on Friday, quoted by Reuters.

World » EU | November 24, 2017, Friday // 17:12 | Viewed: 3167

EU's Juncker Says Dec. 4 Meeting with May will Show if Brexit Progress Made

The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday that a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on December 4 will allow the EU to see whether sufficient progress was made on Brexit talks, Reuters reported.

World » EU | November 24, 2017, Friday // 13:03 | Viewed: 2694

German Social Democrats Under Pressure to Form Grand Coalition

The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats came under growing pressure on Thursday to drop his opposition to a new “grand coalition” with Angela Merkel’s conservatives, with senior politicians arguing the party had a duty to promote stability, reported Reut

World » EU | November 24, 2017, Friday // 09:46 | Viewed: 2693

Europe Strengthens Security Measures Around the Christmas Bazaars

Christmas bazaars and holiday festivals around the world prove to be a potential target for terrorists, for which authorities take serious security measures, sega said.

World » EU | November 23, 2017, Thursday // 13:08 | Viewed: 3176

Spain Sends Migrant Arrivals to Unfinished Prison

A surge in migration from Algeria to Spain has prompted Spain's interior ministry to summon Algeria's ambassador to explain the phenomenon.

World » EU | November 23, 2017, Thursday // 11:33 | Viewed: 4920

UK Sets Aside Extra 3 billion Pounds for Brexit Preparations

The British government is setting aside 3 billion pounds ($3.

World » EU | November 22, 2017, Wednesday // 15:22 | Viewed: 2660

Norway's Police Downgrade Threat Level

Norwegian police said on Wednesday they had lowered the national threat assessment, but still regarded an attack by militants as a possibility, reported Reuters.

World » EU | November 22, 2017, Wednesday // 13:42 | Viewed: 3111

The Collapse of Angela Merkel's Coalition Shows Her Dream of a United Europe is Falling Apart

The rise of Euroscepticism is an inevitable consequence of the EU's failure to secure consent for its designs, The Telegraph reports.

World » EU | November 22, 2017, Wednesday // 09:32 | Viewed: 2903
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