News archive of February 2017

ATHEX: Low expectations produce mixed results for Greek stocks

Stocks on the Athens bourse had a rather quiet start to the week on Tuesday, the same day that talks resumed on the second bailout review, with expectations remaining low for now. Trading volume only increased somewhat during the closing auctions.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 645.88 points, adding 0.08 percent to Friday's 645.37 points.

U.S. Army 10th Combat Aviation Brigade arrives at Thessaloniki Port (PHOTOS)

Eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters along with more than 70 other pieces of equipment arrived at the Thessaloniki Port on February 25 as part of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) nine month rotational deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. U.S.

Podgorica Rejects Bid to Censure Croatian Ex-President

Montenegro’s capital rejected an opposition plea to revoke the honorary citizenship of former Croatian President Stjepan Mesic over his controversial statements about the Jasenovac WWII concentration camp.

Serbia-Germany relations "at very high level"

Relations between Serbia and Germany are "at a very high level."

Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said this on Tuesday in Belgrade as he met with Minister-President of the German Federal State Hessen Volker Bouffier.

Macedonian Prosecution Widens Election Fraud Investigation

Macedonia's Special Prosecution, SJO announced on Tuesday that it has added 17 new people to its list of suspects in the electoral fraud case, including more former state officials.

It has also widened the range of suspected criminal offences after reviewing wiretapped recordings of officials, chief special prosecutor Katica Janeva told a press conference in Skopje.

Hürriyet releases statement on row over report

A story that was published on daily Hürriyet's first page on Feb. 25 with the headline "Seven Answers to Seven Criticisms" was penned based completely on an institutional "briefing" by the Turkish General Staff upon questions from the daily's Ankara representative, Hande Fırat, according to a statement from the newspaper.

Security officer accused of leaking information to criminal gang about Geert Wilders

A police officer was arrested on Monday on suspicion of leaking investigation information to a Moroccan-Dutch criminal organization, NRC reports. According to the newspaper, the officer in question is of Moroccan descent and works at the so-called Safety and Security Department, tasked with providing security to the royal family and threatened politicians like Geert Wilders, among others.

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