News archive of December 2018

Entrance to archaeological sites, monuments and museums will be free of charge on Sunday (Dec. 2).

The same rule applies on the first Sunday of every month from November to March every year, according to a decision by the Culture Ministry.

Bucharest, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis sent, on Saturday, a message of condolence to his American counterpart, Donald Trump, upon the death of the 41st President of the United States of America, George H.W. Bush, in which he states that the latter was "a great leader and a true statesman".

Alba Iulia, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ - The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, stated on Saturday in Alba Iulia, that the Great Union of 1918 is the 'celebration of freedom, unity and dignity of the Romanian people' and that all of Romania's citizens have the duty to keep and cultivate 'not only the gift of freedom, but that of national unity'.

The distance from the Acropolis to Stoa Arsakeio on Stadiou Street can be covered by foot in less than 20 minutes, and while the two points may have little in common right now, Legendary Food is hoping to put the latter up there among Athens's most visited destinations.

The Supreme Court of Canada says a Vice Media reporter must give Canada's national police force material he gathered for stories about an accused terrorist. The case has pitted press freedoms against the investigative powers of police.

Bulgaria moved on Friday to revive a gas pipeline project that would pump Russian gas through its territory to Central Europe via TurkStream.

An accused Canadian serial killer will stand trial on January 6, 2020 for the premeditated murders of eight men with ties to Toronto's gay village, a judge ordered Friday.

A Turkish court on Nov. 30 rejected a request from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the release of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who has been in prison for over two years on terrorism charges.

Bucharest, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ - Approximately 4,000 Romanian and foreign servicemen from all categories of forces marched, on Saturday, December 1, in the National Day Military Parade taking place at the Arch of Triumph in Bucharest.

Bucharest, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ - Prime Minister Viorica Dancila sent, on Saturday, a message on the National Day of Romania, occasion on which she expressed her trust that Romanian society still has 'sufficient resources for consensus, balance and political wisdom'.