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Bulgaria's government is to issue guarantees worth BGN 215 M (EUR 109 M) for the Interconnector Greece-Bulgarai (IGB) project in 2016, the cabinet's press office has said.

The decision, announced at a Wednesday cabinet meeting, has turned IGB into the single state-guaranteed investment project for which the government will secure funding by taking out more loans.

The Telegraph published an extensive article on what Proto Thema newspaper revealed regarding the enormous rates that former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gets for public speeches.

The Field Museum in Chicago, USA, announced that it will open “The Greeks: From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” in November.

Greeks who scoff at Halloween, saying it has nothing to do with the traditional Greek way of life, should think again. While much of the Western world enjoys the festivities associated with the ghoulish festival, Greece is actually the place where celebrations in honor of the dead had begun.

The European Commission and Greece published a partnership agreement for technical cooperation to support the Greek reform process. The Commission will provide targeted technical support and expertise, through its Structural Reform Support Service, in areas such as combatting tax evasion and corruption, modernising the welfare system and creating a better business environment.

Archeologists at Pylos, on the southwest coast of Greece, uncovered a rich grave of a warrior buried there at the dawn of Europen civilization at around 1,500 BC. The warrior lies in the grave with a yardlong bronze sword and a collection of precious jewels, such as gold rings, as well as carved seals.

The Protocol between Greece and France signed by President Francois Hollande and Alexis Tsipras outlines huge changes and reforms in the public sector, including staff movements, connection of the salary and efficiency for top executives and changes on salaries of public sector.

The famous band from Arizona, USA will visit Greece a few months after the release of their latest album ‘Edge Of The Sun’ for two concerts, one in Thessaloniki at Fix Factory of Sound on November 13 and one in Athens at Fuzz Live Music Club on November 17.

In some of the songs of the album the Greek sound is dominant, especially in Roll Tango hit with Eric Burton in vocals.

The Vice President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, said no three times to the Greek government during their meeting, while he said nothing about the disbursement of the 2 bln tranche, even though last week he had said that Athens will receive the money.

Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili spoke to private TV SKAI and referring to the bad loans and the protection of the first home, she said that the government will do whatever possible and for that reason it builds alliances in the EU. As she said, French President Francois Hollande is a strong ally.