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3 arrested, 2 held in possible plot to taint Pristina’s water

July 12, 2015 VOANews Kosovo

Police in Kosovo said Saturday that they had cut off drinking water to much of the capital, Pristina, after arresting

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Stones thrown at Serbian PM Vucic at Srebrenica commemoration

July 12, 2015July 14, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

The worst scenario of the BiH police regarding the visit of Serb prime minister Aleksandar Vucic to Srebrenica commemoration came

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Deal on Greek loan terms eludes euro zone ministers

July 12, 2015July 13, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Euro zone finance ministers will resume talks on a bailout for debt-ridden Greece on Sunday, after eight hours of discussions

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Greeks fear bailout deal could threaten tourism lifeblood

July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews euro zone, Greece

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

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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