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Greeks head to polls Sunday; polls point to coalition government

September 20, 2015 VOANews Greece

Greeks vote Sunday in their third national elections in eight months, during which the country held a referendum and experienced

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Greece election rivals Syriza and New Democracy tied in polls ahead of vote

September 19, 2015 Deutsche Welle Greece

Greece’s leftist Syriza party and conservative New Democracy party were polling almost even on Friday, the last day on which

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Greek elections: Interview with Artemis Matheopoulos, Golden Dawn MP

September 19, 2015September 19, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Mr. Mattheopoulos, you have complained that the detention of your party’s officials is political persecution. However, the charges they face

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Migrant crisis: Bulgaria issues travel advisory on Germany, Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia

September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued the latest in a series of travel advisories because of the migrant crisis in Europe,

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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 18

September 18, 2015September 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

European Council President Donald Tusk has convened a special meeting of the European Council on September 23 to discuss the

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Greek elections: Interview with Evaggelos Meimarakis, president of New Democracy

September 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Mr President, the central slogan in the September 20 election campaign is “Greece Forward”. Who took Greece backwards? Was it

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Greek elections: PASOK, Syriza, anyone? Lots of choice in Greece vote

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 Deutsche Welle Greece

It hasn’t happened in 60 years, but nine parties hope to win seats in Greece’s parliamentary elections this Sunday, September

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Greek elections: Pollsters paint confusing picture as Tsipras and Meimarakis turn to undecided voters

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Two new opinion polls published on September 16 paint a conflicting picture ahead of the September 20 2015 general election in Greece.

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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 17

September 17, 2015September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey

Migrants and refugees are pouring into Germany at a rate of 1800 a day through the border with Austria, German

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