Nuremberg

Eight more Turkish nationals have died in Germany from the novel coronavirus, local authorities said on April 19. 

Their deaths were reported in the cities of Hamburg, Nuremberg, Mainz and Stuttgart.

Some of those who died have no families or relatives and will therefore be buried in Germany.

This is the latest in a series of articles about the demographic crisis facing Central and Southeast Europe.

The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia still refuse to take in small contingents of the million or so refugees who arrived in the EU from the Middle East and Africa, despite an EU plan to spread the load among all member states. 

Bulgarian airline Holiday Europe has begun operations. The carrier announced on its website its inaugural flight took place on August 24th and routed between Antalya and Nuremberg, writes Simple Flying.

For the first time, Bulgarian citizens in Germany will be able to vote in 13 additional sections during the elections for Bulgarian representatives in the European Parliament on May 26th. The federal authorities have respected our country's desire to open more sections.

General Director Clemens Sachs is quoted as telling Tanjug that the current investments of Leoni in Serbia have reached 75 million euros, and announced new ones.

When a new factory is finished in Kraljevo next year, this fiber optic and cable manufacturer will become the largest employer in Serbia with more than 11,000 workers.

 The Parliament approved the request from Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) to dismiss Valeri Zhablyanov as Deputy President of the Parliament, BNT reports. The proposal was adopted with 110 to 71 votes.

At the world's biggest toy fair in Nuremberg this week, it was a large panel showing a bearded Playmobil figure peeking from behind a curtain that perhaps best exemplified an industry in flux

Low-fare carrier Wizz Air and Fraport Greece, which manages Thessaloniki's airport, have agreed the Hungarian airline will begin three new flights per week between Thessaloniki and Vienna, while Qatar Airways will soon launch a service linking Makedonia Airport with Doha.

Exploratory talks to form Germany’s next coalition government collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday when the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walked out of marathon negotiations.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Sept. 2 dismissed Berlin's reaction to the arrest of German citizens in Turkey, local media have reported, a row which is worsening the nations' already fraying ties.

"When we arrest [a coup plotter] Germany starts to get upset. But what are we supposed to do?" Çavuşoğlu said.