News archive of November 2023

A recently published study in BMJ has raised concerns about the impact of social media on the behavior of adolescents.

SKOPJE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic met with Finnish FM Elina Valtonen in Skopje on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and exchanges of visits at all levels.

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Zakynthos on Thursday at 2.39 p.m.

According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the earthquake's epicenter was 31 kilometers southwest of the village Volimes in Zakynthos and had a 9-kilometer focal depth. 

No injuries or damages were reported.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is intensifying efforts to secure victories in key opposition-held cities, particularly Istanbul and the capital Ankara, in the upcoming local elections scheduled for next March.

An investigative magistrate and a prosecutor in Thessaloniki ordered on Thursday the detention of three teenagers accused of beating and robbing a 54-year-old teacher outside a local high school last Monday.

SKOPJE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Director Matteo Mecacci on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Skopje on Thursday.

A scheme to invite academics from foreign universities to teach in Greece has attracted just nine applications since being launched on April 21, mainly as a result of lackluster interest from local businesses to support the plan.

Vehicles for the control of the Executive Agency "Automotive Administration" are now equipped with POS terminal devices. They are connected to the Agency's electronic control system, in which the criminal decrees were also generated, reported the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Bulgarian livestock and greenhouse farmers have reassembled in Sofia for another round of protests, staging a demonstration outside the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

In a closely contested decision, Momchil Mavrov has secured the position of deputy governor at the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), having been nominated by the GERB-SDS party. The mandate for this role extends until November 30, 2028, following a vote of 103 MPs in favor and 83 against.