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Speaking from the sidelines of a conference in Venice, Italy, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that the issue in negotiations with Greece's international lenders is not whether to apply reforms or not but the type of program to be followed. He referred to his contact with Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem, and said: "Eurogroup chairman Dijsselbloem has replied to my letter.

BELGRADE- Serbian film critic Nenad Dukic has been elected president of the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (FEDEORA), Digimedia PR Aleksandar Pavlic said on Friday.

The London-based FEDEORA was established four years ago, and brings together over 70 film critics from European and Mediterranean countries.

Carnival season is in full swing across much of the world, from Rio to New Orleans, from Venice to Düsseldorf and in numerous destinations throughout the western hemisphere.
As you would expect, the resurgent Greek bailout and debt crisis couldn’t go unnoticed by ingenious float creators.

The !f International Independent Film Festival is coming to Istanbul, Ankara and ?zmir with the most talked-about and award-winning films of the year The 14th !f International Independent Film Festival will bring together the year's most anticipated films in Istanbul between Feb. 12 and 22, followed by Ankara and ?zmir from Feb. 26 to March 1. 

With the slogan "together", thousands of citizens in several European cities sent their own message of solidarity and support to the newly elected Greek government.

Greece faces another tough Eurogroup summit Monday when a slew of reform proposals from Athens are to come under the microscope in Brussels, with the two sides apparently far from a compromise even as state coffers in Athens are close to emptying.

The head of Germany's powerful Bundesbank warned Greece against using emergency funding to prop up its banks long-term and said countries must bear the impact of their decisions, further isolating Athens after it all but ditched a reform-for-aid deal.

Five paintings by French impressionist Claude Monet, including his famous 1908 "Le Grand Canal" view of Venice, sold for a total of $84 million (73 million euros) in a London auction on Feb. 3.
      
"Le Grand Canal", a hazy blue-and-green view of the banks of the Italian city painted at the peak of Monet's career, sold for $35.6 million (31.4 million euros).
      

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.