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New Greek crisis talks likely Friday, source says
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will likely hold fresh talks with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and creditors on Friday, European sources said, after an earlier round broke up with no deal.
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Talk of snap elections is 'nonsense', says Samaras
Former premier Antonis Samaras on Thursday said that any talk of snap elections was ?nonsense.? In a televised statement on Thursday, the New Democracy chief reiterated his position for a ?great national understanding,? calling the move the only solution for the cash-strapped country.
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Macedonia's Gruevski Vows to Win Early Elections
Prime Minister Gruevski said that at Tuesday's marathon talks in Skopje mediated by EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, he accepted snap polls in order "to end the agony in which the opposition has put Macedonia".
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Creditors' offer prompts anger, dismay in Greece
By Karolina Tagaris & Deepa Babington
Lawmakers from Greece's ruling SYRIZA party reacted with dismay and fury on Thursday to a package of reforms creditors offered Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in return for cash, with one senior party official calling it a "murderous" proposal.
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Moscovici convinced deal on Greece will be found
EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday he was sure Greece and its creditors would reach an agreement on a cash-for-reforms deal and that Greece would remain in the eurozone.
"My deep conviction is that we will find a deal on Greece," Moscovici told an economic seminar in Brussels organized by the European Political Strategy Centre.
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Vucic Claims US Backing For Serbia's EU Goals
After meeting Susan Rice, the national security advisor to President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said in Washington that Serbia can now count on US support for its EU integration process.
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Greece, EU to continue talks as debt payment looms
Greece and the EU said Thursday debt talks would continue to reach a deal on disputed reforms as Athens began to feel the heat of a wave of June debt repayments.
With over 300 million euros ($336 million) due to be repaid to the IMF on Friday, the radical left Greek government was under mounting pressure to reach a default-saving agreement with its creditors.
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Alt. Shipping Minister T. Dritsas: Greece will not back down if Europe is “mad”!
Alt. Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas told private SKAI TV on Thursday that “everything is still in the air” concerning an agreement between Greece and its international creditors.
Greek crisis talks end without breakthrough
Greece and its creditors failed to reach a breakthrough at crunch talks in Brussels June 4 despite saying they had made progress towards a deal that could save Athens from a possible euro exit.
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Transportation Minister Rus to discuss Master Plan with European Commissioner Bulc
Transportation Minister Ioan Rus will meet European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport Violeta Bulc on Thursday in Brussels; Romania's Transport Master Plan and current topics of the EU transportation policy are on the table.
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