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Future ops across Turkey's southern border necessary: National Security Council
Current and future operations across Turkey's southern borders are necessary for the country's national security, the Turkish National Security Council said on May 26.
Left leadership gets vote of confidence, mandate for coalition talks
Ljubljana – The council of the Left on Friday endorsed the party’s executive committee, headed by coordinator Luka Mesec, after the committee put their mandate for a vote of confidence. The party leadership has been given the mandate for talks with the Freedom Movement to enter a coalition headed by Robert Golob.
Montenegro Closer to Early Elections as Govt Negotiations Falter
Montenegrin Prime Minister-Designate Dritan Abazovic in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Nikolic said that a new minority government must be formed by next week, and the negotiations were taking too long.
The Republic Election Commission announced: Voting to be repeated on April 16
Voting will be repeated in the presidential elections at the 21st polling station, while voting for MPs will be repeated at 43 polling stations, it was decided last night at RIK's two separate sessions.
There are places where the repeated voting will coincide for both the president and the parliament.
Social Media Emerges as Haven of North Macedonia’s Right
Shunned by many traditional media outlets, right-wing and far-right groups in North Macedonia are expanding their social media presence, but can they convert it into votes?
Bulgaria Remains at the Bottom of the Corruption Index
"Foreign investments have decreased by 50% over the past year, and this is a good litmus test," Kalin Slavov, executive director of Transparency International, told BNR before the presentation of the International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021.
Editorial: An historic opportunity
Liberal democracies, on both sides of the Atlantic, were tested over the last years by a wave of populism that attempted to sweep away everything in its path.
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Amendments to the Law on Referendum adopted
193 MPs voted for the adoption, i.e. all those who were present.
The law shall enter into force less than eight days from the day of its publication in the Official Gazette, by a special decision of the deputies. These amendments change several articles in relation to the recently adopted Law on Referendum and People's Initiative.
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Platform B: China in the Balkans – Transparency Locked
Together with our partners, BIRN is launching a series of online and offline events aimed to amplify the voices of strong and credible individuals and organisations in the region that promote the core values of democracy, such as civic engagement, independent institutions, transparency and rule of law.
New rule of the European Union - do not use the word "Christmas" VIDEO
"Not everyone celebrates Christian holidays. Such sentences can be stressful, so we should say 'holiday time'," recommended the document of the European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, i.e. the manual of the European Commission.
It is said that the word "Christmas" should not be used in any context.