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Fragile Greek economy dips back into recession

May 14, 2015May 14, 2015 VOANews Greece

Greek officials, scrambling to reach a bailout deal with international creditors, confirmed new fears of an economic slowdown, with an

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Nikolic: Serbia will not impose sanctions against Russia

May 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia, Serbia

Serbia will keep its neutral position and will not impose sanctions against the Russian Federation, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said

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Controversial resettlement plan part of ‘European Agenda on Migration’

May 13, 2015May 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has presented a plan including “immediate measures” to be taken to respond to the crisis situation in the Mediterranean

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Macedonia: Two cabinet ministers and head of secret services resign

May 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Macedonia’s interior minister Gordana Jankulovska, transport minister Mile Janakievski and secret services head (DSK) Saso Mijalkov resigned on the night of May 12. In

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Macedonia crisis: How the neighbours have reacted

May 12, 2015May 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

From Athens to Belgrade, Pristina and Sofia to Tirana, all of Macedonia’s neighbours have had something to say about the

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Nemtsov report ​offers darkest portrait yet of Russia’s war against Ukraine

May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russian opposition activists have released a report started by the late Boris Nemtsov detailing Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine. It

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US, EU ambassadors in Skopje in joint statement on Macedonia crisis

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The ambassadors in Skopje of the United States, European Union, France, Italy, UK and Germany issued a joint statement after

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Eurogroup welcomes progress on Greece as country makes IMF payment

May 12, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece, IMF

Greece’s finance ministry on Monday ordered the payment of a 750 million euro installment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Mediterranean migrant crisis: EU preparing possible naval operation, UN Security Council told

May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union is preparing for a possible naval operation in the framework of the European Union Common Security and

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