News archive of May 2023

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis embarked on his second day of campaigning in the southern island of Crete, beginning with a visit to Mylopotamos in Rethymno. There, he urged voters to renew their confidence in the conservative party ahead of the repeat elections on June 25.

The negotiations between WCC-DB and GERB-SDS resume today. This was confirmed by Nikolay Denkov, nominated for the second term as prime minister.

A collection of Paleolithic tools was recently discovered in the region of Kratigos, approximately 8 kilometers south of the city of Mytilini on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos. 

The archaeological enthusiast and researcher Vasillis Koumarelas unearthed the artifacts and delivered them to the Lesvos Antiquities Ephorate a few days ago. 

Now is the time for NATO members to finalize Sweden's accession to the alliance, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a visit to Sweden and other Scandinavian countries yesterday, quoted by Reuters.

A military spy satellite launched by North Korea earlier in the day crashed into the Yellow Sea owing to an engine problem and it plans to carry out its second launch "as soon as possible," reported Yonhap News Agency.

The minimum temperatures will be between 10°C and 17°C, and the maximum - between 21°C and 27°C, in Sofia - around 22°C.

Sunny weather will prevail before noon. Around and after noon, cumulus clouds will develop in the western half of the country, and mainly there will be precipitation and thunder. Hail conditions remain. A light wind will blow from the east-northeast.

GERB leader and former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov declared in the parliament that he will not give up his immunity:

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has emphasized the need for his party to overcome the shock of the May 21 elections and rally their fighting spirit as they prepare for the repeat election on June 25.

This was stated by the Deputy President of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev.
He paid attention to the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, James Cleverley, who said that Ukraine has the right to "project force" outside its borders.

Follow the latest updates from our reporters in The Hague and Bosnia as the UN's war crimes tribunal delivers its appeal verdict in the retrial of former Serbian State Security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic.