Germany, Ukraine sign loan deal ahead of top level talks
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has talks in Berlin Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They are expected to focus
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Burnt Greek ferry being towed to Italy
The badly burned wreck of the car ferry that caught fire Sunday off the coast of Greece is being towed
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Greece dissolves parliament, sets date for pivotal elections
Greece’s parliament has been formally dissolved ahead of a general election that could end an era of austerity that has
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Ukraine formally scraps non-aligned status
Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko has signed a law revoking Ukraine’s non-aligned status as part of efforts to move the country
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Greek parliament fails to elect president
Greece’s parliament has failed for the third time to elect a new president, setting the stage for early general elections.
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Croatia presidential poll to go to runoff
Croatia’s presidential election goes to a runoff after no candidate won more than 50 per cent in Sunday’s first round.
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Hundreds rescued from Greek ferry, many more still on board
A cargo ship with about 50 passengers evacuated from a Greek ferry that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea arrived
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Pro-Russian separatists release 8 more Ukrainian prisoners
Ukraine’s security service says pro-Russian separatists have released four more Ukrainian prisoners as part of a major prisoner swap. A
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Exchange of POWs begins in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists began the exchange of prisoners of war Friday with hundreds expected to be released by evening.
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