EU, UK 'deplore' violence at Srebrenica memorial
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- Published on Monday, 13 July 2015 12:20
A bottle, shoe, and stone-throwing crowd forced the Serb PM to flee the Srebrenica memorial in Bosnia on Saturday (11 July 2015).
Turkey Says Refugee Burden Unsustainable
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- Published on Saturday, 11 July 2015 13:35
Turkish officials said they will be unable to cope with any new influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, warning that Europe could be faced with growing numbers of Syrians trying to reach its shores aboard people-smugglers' boats.
After government defections, Tsipras expected to reshuffle cabinet
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- Published on Saturday, 11 July 2015 13:31
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to reshuffle his cabinet next week after 17 MPs of leftist Syriza, including two ministers and the speaker of Parliament, broke ranks with the government in a vote early on Saturday on Greece's proposal to creditors.
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Government submits reform proposal to institutions and Parliament
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- Published on Friday, 10 July 2015 13:31
Although the institutions have welcomed the proposal, Lafazanis and Kammenos have not signed it
Friday, July 10, 2015
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Macedonia Opposition: Snap Election Deal is Dead
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- Published on Thursday, 09 July 2015 13:53
Macedonia's opposition on Wednesday (08.07.2015) said that crisis talks with the government had failed, there will be no early elections and it will resume its protests and publish more recorded conversations of top officials.
Rival Bosnian Serb Blocs Battle Over Referendum
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 July 2015 12:14
Bosnian Serb ruling and opposition blocs head towards a major showdown over a referendum that threatens to further destabilize the country.
Gruevski Fights Shy of New Macedonia Talks
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 July 2015 12:06
The long-awaited fresh meeting of political leaders, aimed at finding a way out of Macedonia's political turmoil is still uncertain, with the PM saying the conditions are not yet ripe.
Turkey: Opposition leaders slam delay in formation of gov’t
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 July 2015 08:55
Three weeks having passed since the top election authority announced the official results of the June 7 general election, opposition parties have mounted criticism against the president for taking his time in giving the mandate to form a government.
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Tsipras secures domestic backing for last-gasp effort at deal
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 July 2015 14:18
Greece’s new Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras travel to Brussels on Tuesday with the aim of keeping the country in the eurozone but with most of its partners seeming to have decided that an exit would be more preferable.
Read more: Tsipras secures domestic backing for last-gasp effort at deal
Macedonian Albanians Form New Oppositon Party
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 July 2015 14:15
Zijadin Sela, a longstanding faction leader in the opposition Democratic Party of Albanians, has formed a new political party after failing to take control over the DPA.
Tsipras, Merkel agree to discuss Greece's proposals at summit
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- Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 14:18
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by telephone Monday and agreed that Athens would present proposals to a eurozone summit the next day, a Greek government source said.
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Greek Referendum 2015
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- Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 11:02
Finance Minister Varoufakis announces resignation
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- Published on Monday, 06 July 2015 10:57
In his message he noted that certain Eurogroup partners 'preferred' his absence from the meetings.
Read more: Finance Minister Varoufakis announces resignation
Kosovo-Montenegro Border Talks Stir Suspicions
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- Published on Sunday, 05 July 2015 06:57
Parliamentarians in both Kosovo and Montenegro are unhappy with the behind-closed-doors negotiations on their border - and each government is being accused of giving too much away.
Dacic Accuses West of Hypocrisy Over Russia
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- Published on Thursday, 02 July 2015 14:42
The Serbian Foreign Minister has accused Western democracies of hypocritically pressuring Serbia to join the sanctions against Russia while increasing their own trade with Moscow.
