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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Greece's new government that it should not assume that the eurozone partners would agree with the promises that the new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made to Greek voters. Juncker told reporters on Monday that Tsipras "only partly addressed' concerns Brussels has regarding his plans during his speech on Sunday evening.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Egypt on Monday as Moscow looks to expand its reach in the Arab world's most populous country at a time when Cairo-Washington ties remain frayed.
 

The centre-right opposition Popular Movement Party, PMP, elected a new leader at a congress on Sunday in the Romanian capital.

Eugen Tomac, 34, received over 90 per cent of the delegates to the congress. In his first speech, Tomac said he was convinced that the party could win the next elections and "make Romania stay proud among the EU countries".

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday advised Greece's new government not to assume the euro zone would simply accept all the promises its leftist leader Alexis Tsipras made to Greek voters about scrapping economic reforms.

UK to assist Macedonia in fighting organised crime

British experts will train Macedonian police and inspectors in the fight against organised crime.

The British National Crime Agency will assist Macedonian police in dealing with organised crime and terrorism threats. [NCA]

The Financial Times reports that the Obama administration is urging eurozone leaders to collaborate with Athens as a stand-off could harm the global economy.

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The government is planning stiff penalties for tax dodgers, which could even include the confiscation of assets in Greece and abroad that have not been declared to authorities.

Deputy Eugen Tomac was voted on Sunday at the Congress of the People's Movement Party (PMP) to be the party's chairman, while Dorel Onaca was elected secretary-general.

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A further round of negotiations among the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France is set to take place in Minsk on Wednesday.

German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert said in a statement that the decision was made after an extensive conference call between the country representatives on Sunday, BBC reported.

Former President Traian Basescu stated that Elena Udrea had notified him of the irregularities happening at the National Authority for Property Restitution (ANRP) and that he assumed the task of informing structures able to collect information and evidence.

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