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Alexis Tsipras eyes swift conclusion of first bailout review

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the country’s parliament in the early hours of October 8 during debate on the government’s four-year

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Europe 

Greek parliament grants leftist SYRIZA govt vote of confidence with 155 votes

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

A total of 155 members of the Greek parliament gave their support to the SYRIZA government so that Greece can get

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Europe Sport 

Strong security measures in Albania ahead of football match against Serbia

October 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Serbia

The football match between Albania and Serbia, to be played on October 8 2015 in Elbasan, has led to a series of

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Bulgaria 

Arrests after Bulgarian TV crew assaulted

October 7, 2015October 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2015, Media

A number of people have been arrested after a crew from Bulgaria’s Nova Televizia was assaulted while attempting to film

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev: Only together can Balkans succeed in European integration, coping with migration

October 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Rossen Plevneliev

Only together can the countries of South Eastern Europe achieve success and resolve issues related to the deepening of regional

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Bulgaria 

Decision on accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen zone to be postponed again – reports

October 6, 2015October 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

A decision on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union’s Schengen visa zone will again be postponed,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s head of military intelligence resigns after law changed

October 5, 2015October 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

The chief of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence service, former caretaker interior minister Yordan Bakalov, has resigned, Bulgarian National Television said on

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Europe 

Erdogan in Brussels with migration on the table with the EU

October 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Turkey

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is on an official visit in Brussels to meet with the presidents of all the EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Air strikes in Syria will cause new wave of refugees

October 2, 2015October 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Syrian refugees

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expects the recent airstrikes in Syria to cause a new wave of refugees. Borissov, speaking

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