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Day: June 25, 2016

Europe 

Dombrovskis gets financial stability post after UK’s European Commissioner quits

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on June 25 that he had asked Latvia’s Valdis Dombrovskis to take over the

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The UK and Brexit: The aftermath – and the questions

June 25, 2016July 1, 2016 Jonathan Mills Brexit

OK, so the UK has decided to leave the EU. Why? There have only been three core reasons to leave.

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Britain wakes up to reality of going it alone

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Luis Ramirez of VOANews Brexit

Some in Britain compared Saturday morning to waking up to a hangover following the British referendum decision to leave the

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Europe 

Kosovo has a lot to lose from Brexit

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Kosovo

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union through a democratic referendum has sparked reactions in Kosovo. Senior state officials say that

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Europe 

Pro-Russian groups in Serbia hail Brexit

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Serbia

Serbian reactions on United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union are mixed: the Prime Minister, President and other high-ranking

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Brexit: The foreign policy implications

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Mark Leonard of the ECFR Brexit

The people have spoken. But the June 23 vote to leave the European Union is only the beginning of what will

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Europe 

A year after Grexit scare, Greece faces Brexit fallout

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Deutsche Welle Brexit, euro zone, Greece

One of the EU’s most fragile economies is bracing for fallout from Britain’s referendum. Greece has become ground zero for

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Europe 

Reactions in Skopje after Brexit referendum

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Macedonia

After the referendum in the UK in whiich British people voted in favour of leaving the EU, Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov

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