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Greek parliament approves economic reform plans

July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

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

July 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

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

July 10, 2015July 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

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

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Montenegro, Nato, Rossen Plevneliev

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

July 9, 2015July 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

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

July 8, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews euro zone, Greece

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

July 8, 2015 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia

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

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

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’

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Ukraine

Bulgaria will work for a strong and unified EU position for ensuring the territorial integrity of Ukraine and supporting the

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