News archive of August 2020

Zoran Zaev has returned as Prime Minister of North Macedonia after a tight majority of 62 MPs in the 120-seat parliament on Sunday voted in favour of his cabinet, comprised of his own Social Democrat-led alliance and its former partners in the last government, the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI.

A new reform package will be implemented in the autumn, encouraging more flexible working hours and promoting teleworking.

The specific measures will closely follow the recommendations of a committee of academics and managers presided over by economics Nobel laureate Sir Christopher Pissarides.

Greece's culture minister says the archaeological site of Mycenae has not been damaged by a wildfire that swept through the area, despite blackening the entrance to the ancient citadel.

Greece's culture minister says the archaeological site of Mycenae has not been damaged by a wildfire that swept through the area, despite blackening the entrance to the ancient citadel.

Greek businesses are on course to lose 35 billion euros in earnings over the course of 2020.

Data from the first half of the year show a 15% drop in turnover, which represents a loss of €22 billion compared to last year. And the third quarter (July-September) does not appear to be any better.

The website, whose ownership is unclear and editors unnamed, said that congresswoman Johnson has been "a Bosnian lobbyist belonging to the Congressional Caucus on Bosnia for many years" and was "well rewarded" for the Srebrenica resolution initiative "by the Bosniak American Advisory Council in Washington", a lobbying group. 

Zoran Zaev, the pro-Western leader who changed the name of North Macedonia last year to secure its membership in NATO and the European Union, returned to power late on Sunday, seven months after resigning over the slow pace of EU membership talks.

The deaths of five doctors from COVID-19 within a week cause worries among health workers, who have been at the frontline in the fight against the outbreak for months now.

Turkey has criticized Russia for inviting and holding talks with the YPG, a group that is affiliated with the outlawed PKK in Syria, and called on its partner to act in line with the Astana group principles that prioritize the territorial and political unity of the war-torn country.

Turkey and Russia will hold two-day talks on Syria and Libya, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has an-nounced, amid ongoing ceasefires in both theaters.