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EU sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea renewed for a year
22 June 2021
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Frontex sees increase in number of illegal migrants at EU external borders
22 June 2021
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, has seen an increase in the number of people trying to enter the European Union illegally. Furthermore, in a report published on Monday (21 June), the European Court of Auditors said Frontex was not sufficiently helping the bloc to curb illegal migration and cross-border crime.
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Ethiopians have voted in elections they hope will increase democratic governance
22 June 2021
Many eligible Ethiopian voters headed to polls yesterday (21 June) to participate in the country’s first multi-party elections in 16 years. The elections are the incumbent prime minister Abiy Ahmed first democratic test. Elections in several constituencies, many of them in the Amhara and Oromia regions, are postponed until 6 September due to electoral irregularities. The dates for elections in the Tigray region are not yet scheduled.
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EU adopts concept on cultural heritage in conflicts and crises
22 June 2021
The Council of the European Union on Monday (21 June) approved conclusions welcoming the EU Concept on cultural heritage in conflicts and crises, which enhances the EU's approach to peace, security and development. The conclusions recognise that cultural heritage can play a key role in promoting peace, democracy and sustainable development by fostering tolerance, inter-cultural and inter-faith dialogue and mutual understanding
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The third attack targeting an educational institution in Nigeria in less than three weeks
21 June 2021
A girls' university in northwest Nigeria was targeted in an attack on Thursday (17 June) that resulted in the death of a police officer and the kidnapping of three teachers and an unknown number of students, police have said.
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Opinion: An election with many surprises
21 June 2021
Armenia's parliamentary elections were properly conducted with only minor violations. But Nikol Pashinyan's landslide victory was somewhat surprising says Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu Pashinyan's victory means Armenia will continue implementing all written and oral agreements reached with Russia and Azerbaijan after the end of the 2020 Karabakh war, he adds.
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Live blog: Armenia Votes, 20 June 2021
21 June 2021
Nikol Pashinyan's Civic Contract Party has won a landslide victory in Armenia's parliamentary election. Pashinyan once more confounded his political rivals securing 53.92% of the votes cast. Read assessments of the election results and opinions by commentators and experts in the region and beyond on this live blog. [The live blog has now been closed]