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Macedonians vote in election dominated by splits over name change
SKOPJE Macedonians vote on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by deep divisions over a change of the country's name to North Macedonia under a deal with Greece.
Polish MP calls for new push for WW2 reparations from Germany
BERLIN Poland should follow Greece in stepping up pressure on Germany to pay billions of euros in damages for Nazi occupation during World War Two, a lawmaker in charge of Warsaw's reparations campaign said on Thursday.
Country name change dispute haunts Macedonian presidential election
SKOPJE Macedonians vote in a presidential election on Sunday shaping up as an unofficial referendum on the hotly disputed change of the country's name to North Macedonia under a deal with Greece.
Greek parliament calls on Germany to pay WW2 reparations
ATHENS The Greek parliament voted on Wednesday to launch a diplomatic campaign to press Germany to cough up billions of euros in damages for the Nazi occupation of the country in World War Two, an issue Berlin says was settled long ago.
Greece to strike deal this weekend to repay IMF early: official
WASHINGTON Greece is looking to strike a deal this weekend to repay early about half of the loans it received from the International Monetary Fund, in a bid to lower the euro zone member's burden of debt servicing, a senior official said on Friday.
Greek conservative leader eyes EU vote victory, PM post in election by autumn
ATHENS Greece's potential next prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, says he plans to unblock privatizations, cut taxes and enact meaningful reforms to attract investment, increase state efficiency and make the pension system viable.
Clashes erupt as Greek police stop migrants from reaching border
DIAVATA, Greece Greek police fired teargas on Saturday as angry migrants hoping to travel to northern Europe hurled stones and bottles after being barred from reaching a nearby border crossing, witnesses said. | Video
Greek police fire tear gas at migrants as border convoy grows
ATHENS/DIAVATA, Greece Greek police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse migrants who had gathered in a field near the country's border with Northern Macedonia in the hope of making their way illegally up through the Balkans toward northern Europe. | Video
Pentagon eyes F-35 sales to Greece, Romania and Poland: U.S. official
WASHINGTON The United States is considering expanding sales of Lockheed Martin Corp-made F-35 fighter jets to five new nations including Romania, Greece and Poland as European allies bulk up their defenses in the face of a strengthening Russia, a Pentagon official told Congress on Thursday.
Brexit? It's all Greek to me, says PM Tsipras in Athens
ATHENS Greece's prime minister said on Thursday he was struggling to understand Britain's Brexit machinations and was surprised its political system could not find a way out of the crisis.