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FYROM ‘closer’ to start date for EU membership talks

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) expects membership talks with the European Union to start soon. So said the country’s Prime Minister Zoran...

EU calls on tech groups to fight ‘fake news’

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Facebook and other social media platforms have until the end of the year to tackle “fake-news” online before European Union officials begin to consider...

Former president of Council of Europe accused of ‘caviar diplomacy’

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted on April 26 to sanction current and former members of Azerbaijan’s government, including ex-president...

Press freedom in trouble in Europe

AFRICA Theodoros Benakis -
Hostility toward journalists and media poses a serious threat to democracies around the world, including within Europe, the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...

How to speed up EU asylum procedures

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties committee on April 25 approved new rules aimed at simplifying and speeding up the processing of asylum applications, particularly...
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