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US Vice President Mike Pence's Advice To Balkan Leaders: 'Go West'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused Russia on Wednesday of working to "destabilise" the Western Balkans and divide the region from the West where he said its future lies
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The 11 Charges Against Serbian War Leader Radovan Karadzic
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will today learn if UN war crimes judges have found him guilty of a slew of atrocities, including a campaign of ethnic cleansing, during the 1990s Balkans conflict.
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EU Leaders 'To Declare Balkan Migrant Route Closed At Summit'
European Union leaders will today back closing down the Balkans route used by most migrants to reach Europe, diplomats said, as at least 25 more people drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea en route to Greece.
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EU and Balkans Leaders Hold Crisis Refugee Summit
European Union and Balkan leaders hold emergency talks on Europe's refugee crisis today amid threats from three frontline states to close their borders if northern EU countries stop accepting migrants.
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Balkan Leaders Threaten Border Closures Ahead of EU Meet
Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia on Saturday threatened to close their borders if EU countries to the north stop accepting migrants, as European leaders prepare for emergency talks on the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War II.
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European Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker Wants Decision on Balkan Refugee Crisis
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he wanted to get a group of EU leaders to agree on short-term measures to tackle the migrant crisis in the western Balkans at a summit on Sunday.
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Austria Foreign Minister Calls for Greater Urgency on Migrant Crisis
Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said European leaders needed to devise a common plan urgently to tackle the wave of migrants arriving in the bloc or risk having more and more countries resorting to their own measures.
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Serbia Won't Close Borders to Migrants: Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic
Serbia will never close its borders to migrants, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told Reuters on Wednesday, but he said EU leaders must help frame a plan on how to cope with the tens of thousands pouring into the Balkan region.
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Migrant Crisis to Hijack Western Balkans Summit
Europe's raging migrant crisis is set to hijack a summit in Vienna of leaders from the western Balkans region on Thursday that will also be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Romania to Vote for New Leader; Corruption Ignored
Romanians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new leader as President Traian Basescu steps down after 10 years. Prime Minister Victor Ponta is favored to win over challengers who include a city mayor and a glamorous lawyer. Here's a look at this Balkan nation's vote:
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US Vice President Mike Pence's Advice To Balkan Leaders: 'Go West'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused Russia on Wednesday of working to "destabilise" the Western Balkans and divide the region from the West where he said its future lies
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The 11 Charges Against Serbian War Leader Radovan Karadzic
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will today learn if UN war crimes judges have found him guilty of a slew of atrocities, including a campaign of ethnic cleansing, during the 1990s Balkans conflict.
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EU Leaders 'To Declare Balkan Migrant Route Closed At Summit'
European Union leaders will today back closing down the Balkans route used by most migrants to reach Europe, diplomats said, as at least 25 more people drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea en route to Greece.
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EU and Balkans Leaders Hold Crisis Refugee Summit
European Union and Balkan leaders hold emergency talks on Europe's refugee crisis today amid threats from three frontline states to close their borders if northern EU countries stop accepting migrants.
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Balkan Leaders Threaten Border Closures Ahead of EU Meet
Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia on Saturday threatened to close their borders if EU countries to the north stop accepting migrants, as European leaders prepare for emergency talks on the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War II.
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European Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker Wants Decision on Balkan Refugee Crisis
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he wanted to get a group of EU leaders to agree on short-term measures to tackle the migrant crisis in the western Balkans at a summit on Sunday.
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Austria Foreign Minister Calls for Greater Urgency on Migrant Crisis
Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said European leaders needed to devise a common plan urgently to tackle the wave of migrants arriving in the bloc or risk having more and more countries resorting to their own measures.
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Serbia Won't Close Borders to Migrants: Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic
Serbia will never close its borders to migrants, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told Reuters on Wednesday, but he said EU leaders must help frame a plan on how to cope with the tens of thousands pouring into the Balkan region.
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Migrant Crisis to Hijack Western Balkans Summit
Europe's raging migrant crisis is set to hijack a summit in Vienna of leaders from the western Balkans region on Thursday that will also be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Romania to Vote for New Leader; Corruption Ignored
Romanians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new leader as President Traian Basescu steps down after 10 years. Prime Minister Victor Ponta is favored to win over challengers who include a city mayor and a glamorous lawyer. Here's a look at this Balkan nation's vote:
