News archive of December 2016

Vucic announces tougher tax evasion fines

BELGRADE - We will introduce tougher tax evasion fines in 2017, and as far as the state can reach, everyone will understand that fraud, theft or robbing the state do not pay off, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said during a visit to the Tax Administration on Wednesday.

Nikolic expresses commitment to preserving regional peace, stability

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic received the Chairman of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency Mladen Ivanic on Wednesday, expressing commitment to preserving regional peace and stability and noting that the Serbia-BiH ties were good.

Parliament concludes regular autumn session

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday concluded its regular autumn session by passing a series of bills.

It passed bills amending the law on the salary system for public sector employees as well as the laws on public media services and provisional regulation of the method of collecting subscription fees for the public media service.

Djuric: Departures from Kosovo institutions helping unity

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija, Marko Djuric, on Wednesday welcomed a decision by a part of Srpska lista members of the Kosovo assembly to again leave Kosovo's institutions.

Speaking to reporters in Belgrade, Djuric added he expected those who had meanwhile assumed office contrary to the policy of the Serbian government to resign irrevocably.

Road between Bulgaria's Aytos, Karnobat Reopened, Then Closed Again

The road linking the towns of Aytos and Karnobat in Southern Bulgaria was briefly reopened to traffic and then closed.

The blockade was lifted for nearly an hours to enable part of the james vehicles to move through. 

Enjoy hot Sara Sampaio topless (photos)

We might be freezing in Greece, with temperatures below zero and snow all around the country, but sexy Brazilian Victoria Secret model Sara Sampaio put on her swimsuit (not all of it…) and flaunted her figure in Mexico. The hot 25-year-old Brazilian shared her topless pics on a surf board with her instagram fans on a beach with some friends.

Meet Tom Hank’s newest grandchild (photos)

The new baby granddaughter of Tom Hanks has been seen out in public for the first time.
The as-yet-unnamed new baby was being carried by her proud mother Tiffany Miles.
Tom’s son Chet Hanks, 26, was not with mom and daughter as they ran errands on December 13 close to Tiffany’s home in Indio, California.

photos: Coleman-Rayner 

Tsakalotos bombshell: We are in talks to extend “cutter”

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos told newspaper “Kathimerini” that the government was negotiating with the institutions to extend the automatic fiscal contingency mechanism (known as the cutter) beyond 2018 in an effort to reach a compromise.

Aleppo: The beginning of the end

In the last few days, Syria and Turkey have experienced dramatic developments on a massive scale. The prevalence of Syrian troops in Aleppo with the support of Russia and the execution of the Russian ambassador in Ankara are directly connected, marking both the beginning of a new period in Syrian-Turkish relations but also in the relationship between Ankara with Russia and NATO.

Greece: 2016 in pictures

The year began with protests against pension reform and ended with the government handing a 617-million-euro bonus to pensioners. In general, 2016 had a back-and-forth feel about it. The government wrapped up the first program review but failed to conclude negotiations on the second assessment. They will drag on into 2017.

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