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Parliament in Greece votes approval of Prespa Agreement to end ‘Macedonia’ name dispute

January 25, 2019January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Greece’s Parliament voted by 153 to 146 on January 25 to approve the Prespa Agreement with the government in Skopje

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns of potential traffic problems as protesting Greek farmers block border checkpoint

January 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Farmers from the Serres areas of Greece intend blocking traffic at the Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint with Bulgaria on January 24

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Europe 

Tensions sky high as Greek parliament discusses Prespa Agreement

January 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

As Greece’s parliament prepares to vote on January 24 on the Prespa Agreement which provides for the name of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry warns on January 20 anti-Prespa meeting in Athens

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning to the country’s citizens about a protest meeting to be held in Syntagma

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Europe 

Greek government wins confidence vote

January 17, 2019January 18, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

In a vote of confidence in Greece’s parliament on January 16, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ government secured a majority of

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Europe 

Greek government crisis: Tsipras to seek vote of confidence

January 13, 2019January 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The leader of the Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos, has withdrawn from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s coalition government, prompting Tsipras to

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Europe 

Parliament in Skopje votes country name change to ‘Republic of North Macedonia’

January 11, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

With 81 votes in favour and not a single vote opposed, the parliament in Skopje approved on January 11 the

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Europe 

European Commission awards additional 305M euro to four EU countries facing migration pressure

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Cyprus, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Refugees

The European Commission said on December 20 that this week it had made available an additional 305 million euro in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Government injects 76.2M leva in Greece-Bulgaria gas inter-connector

December 19, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on December 19 the allocation of 76.2 million leva, or about 39 million euro, in EU funds

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