News archive of December 2017

A substantial portion of the funds promised by the European Union (EU) to help Syrian refugees in Turkey is still not being used actively to meet their needs, Turkey's EU Ministry said on Saturday.

urkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım claimed on Dec. 31 that there is “no difference” between opponents of a controversial recent state of emergency decree law and members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation (FETÖ).

LEBANE - A LebanTeks yarn factory, which will hire around 350 textile workers, opened in Lebane, southern Serbia, on Thursday.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and representatives of the Turkish Ormo Group ceremonially cut the ribbon, with Serbian Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic and Minister of Trade, Telecommunications and Tourism Rasim Ljajic also in attendance.

LEBANE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday he believed a more serious debate in the internal dialogue on Kosovo-Metohija could begin in early spring.

BELGRADE - Serbian Ambassador to Croatia Mira Nikolic on Thursday declined to accept Zagreb's note of protest over an allegedly ethnically motivated incident in Sonta, northwestern Serbia.

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic on Thursday gave no precise answer when asked by Tanjug when Pristina could be expected to fulfil its obligations from the Brussels Agreement and form the Community of Serb Municipalities.

Suspected coup plotters are not welcome in Greece, a senior official of the SYRIZA-led administration said Sunday following criticism of the government for filing a request for the cancellation of the asylum granted to a Turkish soldier.

Greece's name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a loose end that can and should be tied up. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is looking to resolve all major pending issues with neighboring FYROM and Albania so that Greece can deal with the biggest front, which is Turkey.

Education authorities in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa’s Bozova district have launched an investigation into the management of a middle school and a teacher after reports that the teacher made girls attending the class wear headscarves.

The Tango Factory dance school and Argentinean musician Sabrina Tonelli will be at Monastiraki Square from noon to 3 p.m. on New Year's Eve showing the public what a great milonga party is all about. Professional instructors will be at hand to teach you all the moves. The event is free of charge.