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Italian premier says Ukraine's EU candidate status historic step
Italy's prime minister Mario Draghi said Friday that granting Ukraine EU candidate status is a historic and important step.
Sat Jun 25 2022
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Ukrainian president signs formal request to join the EU
The presidents of eight central and eastern European member states of the bloc called for granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate.
Tue Mar 01 2022
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Montenegro votes for president
Montenegrins began voting Sunday in a presidential election amid a sluggish economy and high unemployment in the tiny Adriatric EU-candidate country.
Sun Apr 07 2013