Meeting between Thaçi and Dačić ends without agreement
A meeting between Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaçi and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić has ended without a concrete agreement,
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
‘New’ parties take shape amid Bulgaria’s political crisis
The uncertainty of Bulgaria’s political future, as the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) government faces continuing public protests demanding its resignation
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Greek government ‘fears social disorder and massive protests’
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras may have assessed as positive all the reforms in Greece’s public sector, but, according to
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Battle looms in Bulgaria over next changes to security services
The embattled Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) government is pressing ahead with its grasping for a consolidation of power through restructuring
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Turkey’s new transit fees pose no threat to Bulgarian freight firms – minister says
Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Danail Papazov has given reassurances to Bulgaria’s road freight companies that the new transit fees set to
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Controversy over Bulgarian pro-government rapper’s anti-Semitic remark continues
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has become the latest body to speak out after an anti-Semitic remark by rapper Misho
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Samaras puts brakes on initiative to lift moratorium on home repossessions
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was quick to end speculation about the government going ahead with a troika-backed controversial initiative
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Bulgaria’s capacity to host refugees ‘exhausted’, official says
The capacity of Bulgaria to host refugees is exhausted, an official said, as figures emerged showing that the country is
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Greece’s privatisation agency chief sacked
The chairman of Greece’s Privatisation Agency TAIPED, Stelios Stavridis, was sacked by the country’s Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras for using
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