Greece promises reforms in bid for debt relief
The Greek government submitted on Wednesday its formal request for a new aid package in an attempt to avoid exiting
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Greece’s poor more worried about survival than euro’s future
As Europe’s politicians debate the future of Greece in the eurozone, the economic arguments seem distant for many Greeks living
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Russia blocks UN resolution recognising Srebrenica massacre as genocide
Russia has vetoed a draft U.N. resolution condemning the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as an act
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Tsipras ‘confident’ of meeting deadline for reform proposals
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday he is confident of meeting an end of the week “final deadline” European
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Plevneliev: ‘Crimea is Ukraine, and Ukraine is Europe’
Bulgaria will work for a strong and unified EU position for ensuring the territorial integrity of Ukraine and supporting the
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Greece given until July 12 to make debt proposals at full EU summit
A special EU summit has been convened for Sunday July 12, after an emergency eurozone leaders’ meeting finished without a
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Greece offers bailout ‘improvements,’ angers European leaders
Debt-wracked Greece said Tuesday that it had made “improvements” in its financial plan in hopes of collecting more bailout money,
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Amnesty International criticises Macedonia and Serbia over refugees
Increasing numbers of refugees and migrants are travelling through the western Balkans to the European Union in search of safety
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World leaders await outcome of key summit on Greece crisis
All eyes in debt-ravaged Greece and beyond are riveted on a European Union summit set to convene Tuesday in a
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