Reforms seen as key to Balkan integration with West
After years of Western investment and engagement, the Western Balkans have achieved considerable success. But some challenges still remain unresolved.
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Romanian PM Ponta seeks control over secret service
Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta is aiming to bring one of Romania’s secret services – the Special Telecommunications Service (STS)
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Priština expects to strike a new deal with Belgrade
The Kosovo government says that within the month of February, it is expecting to strike a new deal with Belgrade
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Greece looking to attach conditions to fresh loan
Reports emerged in Greece on February 3 indicating Athens will not sign up for a third Eurozone bailout deal –
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Former US President Clinton supports EuroMaidan democracy as Yanukovych aide hints at settlement
Former US president Bill Clinton on February 3 expressed his support for the Ukrainian EuroMaidan protest movement. “Kudos to brave
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News Analysis: Attention focuses on Ukraine’s ‘Thin Blue Line’
After weeks of protests and intermittent clashes between demonstrators and police in Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, the country’s
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Corruption costs Europe 120bn euro a year – EC report
Bulgaria’s failings in dealing with corruption are well-known, thanks to the ongoing monitoring by EU, but the issue remains a
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Injuries after new 5.7 Richter scale earthquake shakes Greece’s Cephalonia
A new earthquake of 5.7 on the Richter scale, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens,
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Athens wary of third rescue package
Greece is to be granted a third rescue loan by its international lenders, according to German weekly Der Spiegel which
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