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Pentagon announces European base closings

January 9, 2015 VOANews Nato

The United States says it will close more than a dozen bases in Europe in a move the Defense Department

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European Jewish Association on Paris attack: ‘We hope this serves as a wake-up call to European societies’

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Jewish Association (EJA) has condemned the January 7 2015 terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo and offered

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Merkel: Sanctions on Russia stay until fighting stops in Ukraine

January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia for supporting separatists in eastern

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US prosecutors ask Poland to extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski

January 8, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

US prosecutors have sent Poland extradition request for Polish-born filmmaker Roman Polanski, who is wanted in the United States on

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EU leaders assess security following Paris attack

January 8, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews

In the wake of the massacre Wednesday in Paris, European security officials are re-visiting their plans for countering what they

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French PM: ‘Several arrests’ in search for shooters

January 8, 2015 VOANews

The French prime minister says there have been “several arrests” in the search for two suspects in Wednesday’s shooting spree

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SYRIZA maintains narrow lead over New Democracy, latest polls show

January 8, 2015January 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Two opinion polls whose results were made public on January 7 2015 showed that SYRIZA maintained a lead over New Democracy

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Germany, Ukraine sign loan deal ahead of top level talks

January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has talks in Berlin Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  They are expected to focus

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Bulgaria joins condemnation of terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo

January 7, 2015January 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s President, Prime Minister and Foreign Ministry have added their voices to condemnation of the terrorist attack on January 7 on

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