News archive of October 2018

Canadian postal workers' union has been in strike since October 22. The situation affects deliveries to the whole world, incl. in our country.

The staging actions are carried out on a rotating basis in various places in the country, and in the affected areas shipments are not accepted and delivered, informs Bulgarian Post.

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Liviu Dragnea said on Wednesday that should the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) decide to remove a minister from office, this will happen inside party structures, and will in no way be instrumental to the Opposition's plans.

The Athens Concert Hall is staging Ian Burton and Robert Carsen's wry new version of "The Beggar's Opera," written in 1728 by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, a tale of highwaymen, robbers, beggars, prostitutes and pimps.

Turkey carried out a record number of business reforms in the past year, earning the country a spot in this year's top 10 global improvers, read the World Bank Group's Doing Business 2019: Training for Reforms report on Oct. 31.

Two years after the release of "It Is But It's Not," Greek composer and multi-instrumentalist Theodore presents "Inner Dynamics," a new collection of 10 songs that address the process of self-fulfillment, at the Fuzz Club in Athens on Friday, November 2.

The Greek capital's biggest event dedicated to handicrafts and DIY is taking place from Friday, November 2, to Sunday, November 4, at the Maroussi Exhibition Hall (Helexpo).

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has unveiled a tax cuts package including six topics, aiming at full economic recovery following the currency turmoil in recent months.

Pristina daily Bota Sot is reporting this on Wednesday.

"Important analysis by the editorial board of Financial Times on the risks and benefits of final peace agreement between Kosovo and Serbia - which must lead to Kosovo in UN and Balkans in EU," Thaci said in a comment accompanying his tweet, that also contained a link to a Financial Times article.

The Bulgarian Government has appointed an interdepartmental commission to determine the criteria for classifying dams according to the degree of potential danger. It will have 14 days to develop the classifier of water basins according to how much they threaten the population, the Council of Ministers decided at its meeting on Wednesday.

The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office has said that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled right after he entered the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, while also confirming earlier media reports that his body was "dismembered."