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Greece to miss 300M euro IMF loan repayment on June 5

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece will not make a payment of 300 million euro to the International Monetary Fund on June 5, but instead

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Prosecutors demand jail for Macedonian opposition leader Zaev on corruption charges

June 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Prosecutors in Macedonia have demanded jail sentence for the leader of the Macedonian opposition, Zoran Zaev, on charges of bribery and

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Turkish president attacks pro-Kurdish Party as election nears

June 4, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s general election set for Sunday is predicted to be one of closest in more than a decade for the

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Europe 

Tsipras meets Juncker for crunch talks in Brussels

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed in a telephone call with German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois Hollande

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Bosnia-Herzegovina prepares for Pope’s visit

June 4, 2015 Zlatica Hoke of VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina is finalizing preparations for the visit of Pope Francis to the capital, Sarajevo, on June 6 and 7. About

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Russia’s online assault evaporates internet freedom

June 4, 2015 VOANews Russia

The recent threats by Russian authorities to block access to popular US-based websites such as Google come amid a larger

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Europe 

Tsipras: Greece made ‘comprehensive and realistic proposal’ to creditors

June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece has sent a “comprehensive and realistic proposal” to its creditors that it hopes will seal a deal over its

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European Parliament retaliates for Russia’s ‘stop list’ of EU politicians and officials

June 3, 2015June 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia

The Russian ambassador to the EU’s access to the European Parliament building has been restricted as part of measures in

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Europe 

Fresh elections in Macedonia in April 2016, says EU commissioner Hahn

June 2, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on June 2, after negotiating several hours in Skopje with leaders of the four main

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