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Day: July 8, 2015

Europe 

Greece’s poor more worried about survival than euro’s future

July 8, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews euro zone, Greece

As Europe’s politicians debate the future of Greece in the eurozone, the economic arguments seem distant for many Greeks living

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Europe 

Russia blocks UN resolution recognising Srebrenica massacre as genocide

July 8, 2015 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia

Russia has vetoed a draft U.N. resolution condemning the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as an act

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank ‘functioned as a financial pyramid’ – parliamentary committee

July 8, 2015July 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

From its establishment, Corporate Commercial Bank – formerly Bulgaria’s fourth-largest and now bankrupt – had functioned as a financial pyramid,

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Europe 

Tsipras ‘confident’ of meeting deadline for reform proposals

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday he is confident of meeting an end of the week “final deadline” European

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Europe 

Plevneliev: ‘Crimea is Ukraine, and Ukraine is Europe’

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Ukraine

Bulgaria will work for a strong and unified EU position for ensuring the territorial integrity of Ukraine and supporting the

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Europe 

Greece given until July 12 to make debt proposals at full EU summit

July 8, 2015 Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

A special EU summit has been convened for Sunday July 12, after an emergency eurozone leaders’ meeting finished without a

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