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Plevneliev: Bulgaria should not rest until getting Tsar Samuil’s bones from Greece

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev used the June 8 ceremony of the unveiling of a controversial statue of

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Bulgaria 

Controversy surrounds new statue of Tsar Samuil in Sofia

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

Surrounded by controversy, a four-metre-high statue of 10th century Bulgarian ruler Tsar Samuil was to be unveiled in central Sofia

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Europe 

Greece’s creditors await alternative proposals from Athens

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Greece

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker accused Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday of distorting proposals by Greece’s creditors for

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The Kurds thwart Erdogan’s plans

June 7, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The Kurds have achieved what the traditional parties of Turkey failed to do for the past 13 years, that is

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Europe 

Macedonian opposition leader cancels visit to Brussels after EU commissioner’s declaration

June 6, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Macedonian opposition leader Zoran Zaev said on June 5 that he would not take part in the June 10 talks scheduled to

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Europe 

Tsipras: We won’t sign a new austerity programme

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Speaking in parliament on June 5, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras said he called the session because the people, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has political will to reform judiciary, PM tells European Commissioner

June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, judiciary

Bulgaria’s judicial reform strategy had been approved by a wide majority in Parliament, proving political will to achieve sustainable change

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Europe 

Greece to miss 300M euro IMF loan repayment on June 5

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece will not make a payment of 300 million euro to the International Monetary Fund on June 5, but instead

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Europe 

Prosecutors demand jail for Macedonian opposition leader Zaev on corruption charges

June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Prosecutors in Macedonia have demanded jail sentence for the leader of the Macedonian opposition, Zoran Zaev, on charges of bribery and

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