Greek banks need 6.4 billion euro in extra capital, stress tests reveal
The Bank of Greece has released the results of the stress tests that BlackRock Solutions carried out on the loan
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Europe
Ukraine crisis: EU leaders suspend visa talks with Russia
A March 6 special meeting of the European Council on the Ukraine crisis agreed to suspend visa system easing talks
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Macedonia heads into election season, choosing a president and parliament
Voters in Macedonia are to vote in the first round of presidential elections on April 13 2014 and a week
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Future coalition question hangs over Serbia’s March 16 election
Since the official start of campaigning in the runup to Serbia’s ahead-of-schedule national parliamentary elections on March 16 2014, opinion
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Slovak presidential race tightens; Fico has a closer rival
Though billboards that have been imposing images of presidential candidates on the population for several months suggest otherwise, the official
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Crimea MPs set referendum to join Russia
Lawmakers in the embattled Ukrainian region of Crimea have voted to join Russia, in a move likely to further escalate
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US imposes visa ban amid Ukraine crisis
The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on Russians and Crimeans who it says are threatening Ukraine. In addition, the White
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Kerry calls for face-to-face meeting between Russian, Ukraine envoys
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced additional multi-national talks in the coming days on the crisis in Ukraine,
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Serbian volunteers in Sevastopol
Serbian volunteers presenting themselves as the members of the “Chetnik movement” have arrived in Sevastopol “to support Russian people” amid
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