News archive of March 2018
MAE: New Projects of bilateral cooperation, discussed at Intermediary meeting of Romania-US Strategic Partnership
Representatives of Romanian ministries and agencies, the Cabinet of the Deputy PM for Implementing Strategic Partnerships, as well as representatives of the US Department of State and the US Embassy discussed in Bucharest on Friday, at the Intermediary meeting of the Romania-US Strategic Partnership, about the stage of bilateral cooperation and exchanged information about Romanian and US polici
Bulgarian EU Commissioner Backs "Wireless Internet for Every School" Initiative
Within the framework of the WIFI4YOU initiative there are over 300 requests from Bulgarian municipalities for inclusion in internet projects, a decision of the Bulgarian government and the local authorities is one or several schools to be included in each application, Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society said on 30th of March at a meeting with the Executive Committee
Turkey condemns Portuguese parliament's statement on Afrin operation
Turkey on March 30 condemned a statement of the Portuguese parliament as "unfounded allegations that are far from reality" against the Turkish military-led Operation Olive Branch in northwestern Syria.
Russian whistleblower tells Kathimerini of her fears after Maltese journalist's murder
The Russian whistleblower Maria Efimova, who is being detained in a prison in Thebes after her arrest on March 20 by Greek authorities executing two European arrest warrants, explains in an interview with Kathimerini how she fed information to the murdered Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, helping her reveal the alleged corruption at Pilatus Bank.
The future of social democracy
Is there a future for European (and Greek) social democracy? I could provide a straightforward answer: Given their existing organizational structures, their sadly inadequate leaderships and their parochial ideological and political character, Europe's social democrats are not very likely to win back their once-prominent position in the European political system.