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Refugee Crisis: European Commission takes decisive action
Delivering on the European Agenda on Migrations from May, the European Commission is putting forward a comprehensive package of proposals which will help address the refugee crisis that EU Member States and neighbouring countries are facing, including by tackling the root causes making people seek refuge in Europe.
Kayaalp stuns Lopez to win Greco-Roman world title
Turkey's R?za Kayaalp stunned Cuban Mijain Lopez 1-0 to win the heavyweight Greco-Roman title on the second day of the wrestling world championships Sept. 8 night in Las Vegas.
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All you want to know about Eurobasket 2015
16 days if Eurobasket kicked off on Saturday with six days of group play at several European locations before the action is transferred to Lille, France.
Group play will be split between Berlin (Germany), Zagreb (Croatia), Riga (Latvia) and Montpellier (France).
Group A
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Russia Says New NATO Outposts in Eastern Europe "Will Fuel Climate of Confrontation"
NATO's decision to open command-and-control centres in six of its eastern European members will "fuel the artificially created climate of confrontation" in relations with Russia, according to Moscow's ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko.
NATO opens military center in Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis
With fighter jets roaring overhead, NATO has inaugurated a military center in the Lithuanian capital amid growing regional concerns over Russia's military presence, sparked by the fighting in Ukraine.
Bulgaria Improving Defense Capabilities, President Believes
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Thursday that NATO would build all the capabilities needed to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Plevneliev made his remarks at the at the ceremony which marked the official opening of a NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.
NATO Coordination Center Opening Doors in Sofia
A coordination center set up by NATO as part of its recent eastern redeployment is due to open on Thursday morning in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.
President Rosen Plevneliev is to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside James Appathurai, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy.
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EU: We’re waiting for…Greek authorities before sending cash for migrant crisis
The European Commission on Tuesday said it stood ready to provide Hungary with emergency EU facilities as Budapest struggles to cope with the record numbers of migrants streaming across its borders.
“We are ready to create a hotspot in Hungary, because this country needs our support,” said Natasha Bertaud, a spokeswoman for the Cmmission.
Transparency International criticizes Turkey
Transparency International has criticized the poor criminal liability of legal entities in Turkey, in addition to political interference in foreign bribery investigations, in a report titled "Exporting Corruption" that was revealed Aug. 20.
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Bulgaria Not Doing Enough to Combat Foreign Bribery
Bulgaria is among countries doing little or no effort to combat foreign bribery, a Transparency International report shows.
In its Progress Report 2015: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Foreign Bribery [PDF], the organization says cross-border bribery "has enormous negative consequences for the populations of affected countries".