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11 villages in Moldova want to join Romania
The authorities of eleven villages in Moldova adopted a symbolic "declaration of union with Romania," Newsmaker reports. They became participants in the campaign for the unification of Moldova and Romania, organized by the Unionist platform Acţiunea 2012.
The activists expect that by the 100th anniversary of the reunification of Romania, which is likely to be in 2018, this declaration will be adopted in a hundred Moldovan settlements. For now, 11 Moldovan villages have documented their desire …
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Serbia and Montenegro may join the EU soon
The European Commission is going to accelerate the negotiation with Serbia and Montenegro to join the European Union, Die Welt reports with reference to the latest strategic document of the European Commission. "By 2025, they should be ready to become members of the EU," the document says.
Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy will introduce a new EU strategy for the Balkan countries in Brussels on Tuesday, February 6. He said that Serbia and Montenegro …
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IOC President: Sports Arbitration Court needs reform
The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which fully granted appeals for and canceled sanctions against 28 Russian athletes, "is extremely disappointing and surprising," said International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.
Bach also believes that the CAS’ recent decision demonstrates the "extreme" need to reform its internal structure.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport canceled the lifetime disqualification of 28 Russian athletes due to "insufficient" evidence …
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Erdogan: Turkey bought Russian S-400 missile systems due to threat of attack from Syria
Turkey bought the Russian S-400 anti-air missile systems because of the threat of an attack from Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Italian newspaper La Stampa in an interview. Negotiations were held with several countries on the purchase of such equipment, but only Russia’s offer corresponded to Ankara’s expectations, the Turkish leader explained.
According to Erdogan, the civil war which has been raging in Syria since 2011 has prompted Ankara to “reinforce and modernize …
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Ukraine and the Netherlands agreed to fight Russian propaganda together
Ukraine and the Netherlands agreed to strengthen cooperation in in countering Russian propaganda and other hybrid challenges. A corresponding agreement was reached during the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, with the Minister of the Interior of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren.
According to the press service of the Ukrainian ministry, such increased cooperation is especially relevant against the backdrop of recent cyber-attacks on the banking infrastructure …