Greek financial crisis tests EU stability
With the left-wing Syriza political party now leading a ruling coalition in Greece, there are concerns about whether Athens will
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Greek PM set for crucial meeting with European Commission President
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi in Rome on February 3 before meetings with European Commission
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Polish – Russian World War 2 dispute escalates
Russian news agency RIA Novosti has published a caricature of Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna presented as a barking dog
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Indictment reflects rising pressure on foreign journalists in Turkey
A Turkish court will try a Dutch journalist on charges she disseminated “terrorist propaganda.” The indictment could further strain relations between
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Macedonian opposition to press criminal charges against PM Gruevski
Macedonia’s largest opposition party LSDM (Macedonian Social Democratic Union) said on February 3 that it would press criminal charges against prime
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UN court: Serbia, Croatia not guilty of genocide
The top U.N. court ruled Tuesday that neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide during the 1990s Balkan wars, when Croatia
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Tsipras: EU mutilated without Greece and Cyprus
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, speaking in Nicosia on Monday during his first foreign trip as prime minister, said that he
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Another deadly weekend with 22 civilians killed in Donbas
Seven civilians were killed in shelling in Donbas by the afternoon of February 1. A 66-year old woman was killed
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Germany’s Merkel rejects demands to cancel more Greek debt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who presides over Europe’s largest and strongest economy, has again ruled out debt forgiveness for Greece’s
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