News archive of April 2017

EU adopts tough Brexit talks stance

European Union leaders unanimously adopted their Brexit strategy at a special summit in Brussels on April 29, in a show of unity ahead of two years of tough talks with Britain.

The 27 leaders quickly agreed on the negotiating guidelines as they met without Britain for the first time since Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the divorce process a month ago.

Milos island prepares a home for much-desired return of Aphrodite

A little over two years ago, the mayor of the island of Milos, Gerasimos Damoulakis, visited the Louvre Museum in Paris to see the Venus de Milo - the Aphrodite of Milos - up close. But upon entering, rather than asking for a ticket, he said: "I am the mayor of Milos.

Swiss probe yields more details about Papantoniou

A judicial investigation into defense contracts signed by former Socialist defense minister Yiannos Papantoniou is deepening, Kathimerini understands, with information from Swiss authorities allegedly linking him and his wife to two foreign bank accounts and a life insurance policy though the search continues for evidence incriminating him for kickbacks.

Cyprus can, so why can't Greece?

Every visit to Cyprus is like a punch to the gut to me, because it reminds me of what Greece could be like if it was free of its hang-ups.

Unreasonable taxation

Through the years of the crisis, it has been proven that overtaxation and foolishly high rates of social security contributions lead to the legitimization and the growth of the black market.

Rather than solving the problem of tax evasion, it is making it even worse as there are entire professions that have realized they cannot survive within the system.

Musliu: Edi Rama is my president

BELGRADE - Jonuz Musliu, head of Serbia's national council of ethnic Albanians, based in Bujanovac, southern Serbia, said Wednesday Albanian PM Edi Rama was his president.

"Of course Edi Rama is the president," he told Prva TV when asked if Aleksandar Vucic - or someone else - was his president.

Tanjug file photo

Dacic visits Norway

BELGRADE - At the invitation of FM Borge Brende, Serbia's First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic is on a two-day visit to Norway, where he will speak with his counterpart and meet with members of the standing parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defence.

Dacic will also visit the headquarters of telecoms giant Telenor, which has a significant market share in Serbia.

Ljajic: Internet speed of 30 Mbps to be provided to all

BELGRADE - The Serbian government and China's telecoms giant Huawei on Wednesday signed an agreement on strategic partnership, and Deputy PM Rasim Ljajic said the plan was to provide all citizens with an internet speed of 30 Mbps, and give 100 Mbps to at least 50 pct of homes.

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