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Greece given until July 12 to make debt proposals at full EU summit

July 8, 2015 Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

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

July 7, 2015 Lisa Bryant of VOANews euro zone, Greece

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

July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia

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

July 7, 2015July 8, 2015 VOANews Greece

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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ECB: No additional liquidity assistance to Greek banks

July 6, 2015July 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on July 6 that it was maintaining emergency liquidity assistance for Greek banks at

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Greece to offer new bailout proposal to its lenders

July 6, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

Greece was no closer Monday to reaching a new bailout deal with its international creditors, but Greek Prime Minister Alexis

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Turkish economy hit by Greek crisis

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Greece, Turkey

Turkish financial markets are among the worst hit in the face of its Greek neighbor’s troubles and the Turkish lira

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Dombrovskis: ‘No’ vote widens gap between Greece and other euro zone countries

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

The place of Greece is and remains in Europe, but the “no” vote on July 5 has widened the gap

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Europe ponders next move after Greece rejects bailout

July 6, 2015 VOANews Greece

“Europe is facing a difficult moment, but it is not in difficulty itself,” French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Monday

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