Greeks fear bailout deal could threaten tourism lifeblood
Amid the sounds of buskers playing Greek folk music, thousands of tourists wander among the ruins of the Acropolis that
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Greek parliament approves economic reform plans
The Greek parliament has approved the government’s new economic reform plans aimed at getting another badly-needed bailout from the European
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EU population rose by more than a million in 2014 – mainly because of migration
The population of the European Union increased from 506.9 million on January 1 2014 to 508.2 million a year later,
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Greece meets deadline for proposals in new bailout bid
Greece’s government met the July 9 midnight deadline it had faced to submit proposals in a bid to get a
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria hopes Montenegro will be invited to join Nato by end-2015
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has expressed hope that Montenegro will get an invitation to join Nato by
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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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