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Staff at the National Gallery in London began a five-day strike on Feb. 3 in protest against what trade unions say is creeping privatisation of the popular tourist attraction.
 
Most of the museum was forced to shut down because of the protest and a small group of around 40 people rallied outside the museum holding up placards and shouting: "Privatisation, no way!"  

Everyone knows that squares in many cities host eager to be fed pigeons, however, there is a darker side to this lovely tradition: the birdseed vendors' locations and the rows that may arise It is 9 a.m. on Feb. 1, a Sunday morning, and ?zmir is still asleep, except for some people who want to enjoy the quietness of the city.

BELGRADE - London-based investment fund Mid Europa Partners purchased the Danube Foods Group (DFG) for EUR 575 million, the companies released on Tuesday.

By Ingrid Melander & Yann Le Guernigou

France's finance minister warned Athens against any attempt to play Paris off against Berlin over Greece's debt crisis, saying a Franco-German agreement was key to striking a deal that would help Greeks and ensure they met their commitments.

Mid Europa Partners buys Danube Foods Group

BELGRADE -- Mid Europa Partners has signed an agreement on the acquisition of Danube Foods Group (DFG).

DFG owns Serbian dairies Imlek and Mlekara Subotica, and Bambi and Knjaz Milos companies.

Mid Europa also bought all Imlek dairies operating in Macedonia, the Serb Republic (RS) and Montenegro.

Greece's radical new leaders hope to win Rome's support at talks on Feb. 3 in their bid to renegotiate a massive 240-billion-euro ($270 billion) bailout following encouraging remarks from Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who said Europe must abandon austerity.
 

Alarm bells are ringing for one of the most beautiful green areas of the Bosphorus, the Emirgan Grove.

Turkey?s Housing Development Administration (TOK?), which seems to be extending its hands to every corner of the country, is now eying the 158-decare green area in Emirgan where the annual ?Tulip Festival? is organized.

BELGRADE- Mid Europa Partners, a leading investment fund focused on Central and Eastern Europe, signed an agreement on the acquisition of Danube Foods Group (DFG), the owner of Serbian companies Imlek, Mlekara Subotica, Bambi, and Knjaz Milos, DFG said in a release on Monday.

Mid Europa also bought all Imlek dairies operating in Macedonia, Republika Srpska and Montenegro.

Greece's new leaders on Feb. 2 embarked on a diplomatic campaign to win backing for a renegotiation of a 240 billion euro ($270 billion) bailout, winning support from US President Barack Obama but a stark warning from Britain.
      

The four surviving original Magna Carta copies go on display together for the first time from Monday as Britain kicks off 800th anniversary celebrations for a contract with global significance.