News archive of May 2017

The Development Partnership Framework between the Serbian government and the UN Country Team for the period from 2016 to 2020 has been signed in Belgrade.

The document was inked by First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia Karla Robin Hershey.

French central banker and member of the European Central Bank (ECB), Benoit Coeure stated that a detailed and clear package of measures regarding the Greek debt was a necessity for the ECB to consider buying state bonds. Speaking at the Economist forum in Frankfurt, Thursday, Mr.

Wednesday's deadly bomb blast in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which killed at least 80 people, caused material damage to the nearby Bulgarian embassy, Sofia said in a statement.

"The local authorities have closed off the region. The circumstances are to be clarified," the foreign ministry added, explaining that there is no proof that the diplomatic mission was targeted.

Europe has a moral obligation to grant Greece some form of debt relief and the International Monetary Fund needs to make up its mint whether it will join the country's bailout, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Tuesday.

Yet again, the Teachers Federation of Greece stands firm against any attempts to even think about evaluating its members, let alone allow it to actually happen. And they are not the only ones who are fervently fighting to prevent this from happening.

The death toll in a huge explosion that rocked Kabul's business district has risen to 80 killed and 340 injured, Afghanistan's Public Heath Ministry has said.

The damage is believed to have been caused by a powerful car bomb deployed during rush hour on Wednesday morning, officials said. 

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. 

Greece and China can learn a lot from each other by joining forces in culture, Greek Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou told Xinhua.

As the Greek government is desperately scrambling to avert a failure in negotiations, EuroGroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem underlined the requirements pending of the agreed 140 conditions for the second review of the Greek bailout program to conclude in a letter sent to the Dutch parliament. In his latter to his country’s parliament, Mr.

Greek judicial authorities have ordered an investigation into allegations that staff at a European Union-funded NGO sexually exploited refugees and misused money intended for their welfare.

Immigration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas on Monday handed Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou a letter from the EU's top humanitarian aid official outlining the allegations.

Foreign Minister and SPS leader Ivica Dacic says his chances of succeeding Aleksandar Vucic as prime minister are "slim."

Speaking for Beta at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, he said this was the case because he was "not liked" by the West.