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Activist Sues Macedonian President Over Lustration Law

A human right activist is suing President Gjorge Ivanov for approving the new Lustration law that some rights groups deem unconstitutional.Mirjana Najcevska, former head of the Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, is suing President Ivanov for “non-compliance with a decision by the Constitutional Court”, a criminal act according to …

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Burgas Attack Won’t Mar Israel-Bulgaria Relations

The July 18 terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian driver, will not mar relations between the two countries, Israeli Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov said Monday.”Bulgaria and Israel are friendly nations and we will not allow the terrorist attack in Burgas to overshadow …

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UN Secretary-General Praises Croatia’s Progress

Following his visit to Croatia, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the country’s contribution to the global peace and offered his congratulations on its forthcoming EU accession.Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, who is currently touring the region, met Croatia’s President Ivo Josipovic on the northern island of Brijuni …

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