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Slovenia’s prime minister resigns

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 VOANews Slovenia

The prime minister of Slovenia has resigned. Alenka Bratusek handed in her resignation to parliament Monday after losing the battle

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Greece wants rescue loan repayment stretched to 70 years

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The May 5 2014 Eurogroup meeting could prove one of the most important yet in Greece’s economic recovery quest. Greek

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Polish PM: We’re dealing with war in Ukraine

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Commenting on the recent developments in Ukraine’s cities of Odessa, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on

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Canadian troops join Nato exercises in Poland

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Fifty soldiers from Canada arrived in Poland on May 2 to take part alongside Polish and American counterparts in US-led

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Worsening Ukrainian crisis holds economic risks for the region, Romanian president says

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Romanian president Traian Basescu warned on May 4 that a possible civil war in Ukraine would spread instability across the

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Pro-Russian activists storm Odessa police station in Ukraine

May 4, 2014May 5, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Hundreds of pro-Russian militants stormed the police station in the southern Ukraine city of Odessa Sunday, and won the release

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Romania rejects rumoured conscription plan amid tensions in Ukraine

May 4, 2014May 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Russia, Ukraine

The Romanian defence ministry has dismissed rumours that a process is underway of mobilisation of reservists or recruitment of young

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Turkish prime minister Erdogan: Normalisation of ties with Israel coming soon

May 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that an agreement to normalise relations with Israel will soon be concluded, the

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Turkey and Israel prepare for the reinstatement of diplomatic relations

May 4, 2014May 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The process of the restoration of the diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, which had reached a critically low point

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