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Wednesday, 4th of February: ICJ dismisses Croatia and Serbia genocide claims, Greece moves away from debt writeoff, Mattarella sworn in

ICJ dismisses Croatia and Serbia genocide claims: The International Court of Justice has rejected claims of genocide by Serbia and Croatia against each other during the Croatian war of secession from Yugoslavia. Neither side had provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate the „specific intent required for acts of genocide“. What is generally called ethnic cleansing does […]

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Tuesday, 3rd of February: Eurogroup in disagreement on how to handle Greece, US considers supplying arms to Ukraine, Le Pen’s popularity grows

Eurogroup in disagreement on how to handle Greece: The German government sees no need to abolish the role of the troika of inspectors from the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund. France offers its support to Athens in its efforts to get the country back on its feet after five

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Monday, 2nd of February: Greece between provocation and cooperation, Rapid reaction force for Eastern Europe, Mattarella is Italy’s new President

Greece between provocation and cooperation: Greece no longer wants to work together with the Eurogroup inspectors. A meeting between Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who is looking to write down half of Greece’s debt, and Jeroen Dijsselbloem, chairman of the eurozone finance ministers‘ group, ended in a major row. President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz,

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Friday, 30th of January: Schulz in Athens for talks with Tsipras, Mass surveilance to fight terrorism, EU decides to extend sanctions

Schulz in Athens for talks with Tsipras: The provocative course of the new Greek left-wing government is cause for concern in Brussels. Politicans across party lines emphasize that there will be no debt writedown for Athens. Greece will have to play by the rules, the European Central Bank stated. The terms of the shares purchased

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Thursday, 29th of January: EU prepared for more flexible cooperation, IMF prepares financial support for Ukraine, Greece re-hires thousands of officals

EU prepared for more flexible cooperation: After the Greek election, the European Commission wants to be more responsive to the new left-wing government. The Commission and the EU are ready to interfere less than they had in the past and cooperate on a more flexible level, EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici said. The

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Wednesday, 28th of January: Pokering over new financial support, Europe commemorates the end of the Holocaust, Tsipras presents new cabinet

Pokering over new financial support: On February 28th, the European part of Greece’s aid program will end. Without the financial support, Greece could soon become insolvent. The government in Athens plans to apply for an extension of the current aid program, the euro countries will have to agree. Difficulties are expected to arise in Germany

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Tuesday, 27th of January: Alexis Tsipras sworn in as new prime minister, Syrian Kurds drive IS out of Kobane, NATO jet crashes at military base

Alexis Tsipras sworn in as new prime minister: The speed at which Greece is forming a new government is incredible. Greek left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on Monday as prime minister and quickly sealed a coalition deal with the small Independent Greeks party only one day after elections. At a brief secular ceremony

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Monday, 26th of January: Syriza wins election, Russia blames Kiev for Ukraine violence, Pilot project for receiving Syrian refugees

Syriza wins election: The left-wing Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras has won won Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Greece. Syriza is officially projected to win 149 to 151 seats in the Greek Parliament. 151 seats are needed for an abolute majority. Syriza won 36.5 percent of votes, the up to now ruling Conservatives of the New

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Thursday, 4th of December: Anti-IS coalition meets in Brussels, Swedish government collapses, Switzerland elects new President

Coalition against Islamic State meets in Brussels: Foreign ministers of about 60 nations from the US-led Anti-IS coalition have met in Brussels. The coalition is satisfied with the results of the measures taken against Islamic State. 1,000 airstrikes have been carried out by the coalition so far in Iraq and Syria, halting the terrorist group’s

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Tuesday, 2nd of December: Tusk in charge of EU Council, Alternative Nobel Prize, Elections in Poland and Moldova

Tusk taking charge of European Council: Poland’s former prime minister Donald Tusk officially took over as president of the European Council of EU leaders, promising strong leadership in foreign policy and determination to end Europe’s economic crisis. Tusk, the first from the former East bloc to head the Council, succeeded the Belgian Herman Van Rompuy.

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