Belgium’s KBC Group in 610M euro deal to acquire United Bulgarian Bank and Interlease
Belgian based KBC Group (KBC) and the National Bank of Greece (NBG), the Greek parent company of United Bulgarian Bank
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Greek government weighs options following Tsipras, Merkel talks
Following his meeting with German Chancellor Merkel in Berlin on Friday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to have a
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Greece left alone in the refugee crisis
EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos is “not the happiest person on earth,” he said in Brussels as he presented the
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EU wants states to return migrants to Greece
The EU executive has recommended member states resume returning migrants to Greece next year. The aim is to restore the
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Greek government warns creditors it can’t take any more austerity
Following Monday’s Eurogroup decision to grant Greece short term debt relief, the country’s government expressed its determination to fend off
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Trilateral Bulgaria-Greece-Turkey contact centre opened at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint
A trilateral Bulgarian-Greek-Turkish contact centre opened at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on November 25 2016, the culmination of five
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‘Washington Group’ to informally discuss Greek debt behind closed doors
According to a report in German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Finance Ministers of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands
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Patrick Brigham: Greece on the internet
It is not a language difficulty nor is it an inability for me to comfortably use the internet – after
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5 Richter scale earthquake near Greece’s Thessaloniki felt in Bulgaria
An earthquake in the early hours of November 19 and measuring five on the Richter scale, epicentred about 40km north
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