News archive of November 2016

The Croatian police have detained six Bulgarian citizens for migrant trafficking, reported the information portal Index, cited by BNT.

A truck with Bulgarian registration was stopped on November 24 at the town of Trastenik. 43 foreigners were discovered inside the lorry - 31 Afghanis, 11 Pakistani citizens and one Iranian.

More than one-quarter of the residents of the European Union reckon that rape is justifiable, showed a survey of Eurobarometer.

27% of Europeans think that sexual abuse is acceptable under different circumstances, showed data processed by Statista, ordered by the Independent.

Freezing temperatures, snow, rain and gale-force winds have made life even more difficult for tens of thousands of migrants and refugees scattered at camps across the country.

Feature image crediti: Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

The Athens State Orchestra performs works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Francis Poulenc and Camille Saint-Saens at the Athens Concert Hall on Friday, December 2. Organist Thierry Escaich will join the ensemble, which is led by Michalis Economou. The concert is set to start at 8.30 p.m. while an introductory talk for ticket-holders will take place at 7.45 p.m.

The Metropolitan Community Clinic will be holding its annual Christmas bazaar at the Community Center of Elliniko-Argyroupoli, on the premises of the former US Air Force base on Vouliagmenis Avenue, on Sunday, December 4. There will be a sale of handmade items as well as games and activities for children. Also on the day's program is a barbecue and various homemade treats.

"Dancers stare at themselves in the mirror almost all of the time," celebrated Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin said at one point during the interview. "It helps us to improve," he added.

Italian charity association Co.As.It. is organizing its annual Christmas bazaar at the Italian School in Athens on Saturday, December 3, and Sunday, December 4. The event showcases a wide variety of traditional Italian food and drink, including wines and gluten-free goods.

The 14th-century Monastery of Varlaam sits perched atop a rock in the fog, as the monastic community of Meteora in central Greece received a dusting of snow Wednesday. Snow fell in many parts of the country, causing some problems in the highlands of the north, including the closure of roads and schools.

The leaked details of a European Stability Mechanism paper documenting short-term measures to ease Greece's national debt, as well as news of progress in the bailout review talks, particularly on the labor relations front, led most Greek stocks to significant gains on Wednesday, in line with those registered on Wall Street and elsewhere in Europe, and improvements in oil rates.