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Putin, Poroshenko to meet in Milan in bid to find peace

October 15, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

At the Asia-Europe summit in Milan on October 16 and 17, Ukrainian President Perto Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir

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Juncker announces portfolio changes for proposed European Commission

October 15, 2014October 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

European Commission President-designate Jean-Claude Juncker announced on October 15 changes to the portfolios he intends allocating, a result of a

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Romanian PM Ponta was secret agent – president

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The presidential campaign in Romania has hit a new boiling point following accusations made on October 13 by outgoing president

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Dutch experts, investigators return to MH17 crash site

October 14, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Dutch officials returned to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine on Monday in a new

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Nationalists win majority in Bosnia elections

October 14, 2014 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Preliminary results from Sunday’s elections for national, regional and local representatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina show nationalists won most of

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Greece requests early exit from bailout deal

October 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, IMF

Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis met with IMF managing director, Christine Lagarde in Washington on October 12 to discuss the country’s

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Putin orders troop pullback from Ukrainian border

October 12, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russia says it will withdraw 17 600 troops from its border with Ukraine in the Rostov region, where they had

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Everything ready for Bosnia and Herzegovina general elections

October 11, 2014October 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina

A total of 3 278 908 voters are eligible to vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s general elections on October 12

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Russia’s Putin addresses CIS summit overshadowed by Ukraine

October 11, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin — embroiled in an a bitter standoff with Western governments over Ukraine — said his country

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