Vienna

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday that he is ?very optimistic? that an agreement with the eurozone can be found, starting with Wednesday?s Eurogroup.

"It's in everyone's interests to reach mutually beneficial solution,? he said after meeting Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann in Vienna. ?That's why I am very optimistic"

By Nikos Chrysoloras & Marcus Bensasson

European leaders urged Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to pare back his ambitions for easing the financial pressure on his people as stocks and bonds tumbled.

"U.S. responsible" for wave of Kosovo "refugees"

VIENNA -- "A wave of refugees from Kosovo, currently a problem for Western Europe, proves the secession of Kosovo from Serbia and its hasty recognition was a mistake."

That is according to Johann Gudenus, vice chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO).

VIENNA - A wave of refugees from Kosovo, which currently poses a problem for Western Europe, proves that the secession of Kosovo from Serbia and its hasty recognition was a mistake, said Johann Gudenus, vice chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO).

Kosovo is not a war or crisis region, yet several thousand people from the area are at the Austrian borders, said Gudenus.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has travelled on Monday to Vienna to meet with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann. The meeting was arranged at the invitation of the Austrian chancellor and is scheduled to take place at 13:00 (Athens time).

The Greek Prime Minister is expected to be briefed on the Austria's employment policy and to return to Greece on the same day.

BELGRADE - "Monument to Michael Jackson", a movie by Serbian director and screenwriter Darko Lungulov, got the best Eastern European Film Award at 30th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

The movie was in the category comprising Eastern European movies, this being its American debut.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will travel to Vienna on Monday to meet with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann. The visit comes after an official invitation by the Austrian chancellor, and ahead of an EU summit on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Medical Center Merkur in Vrnjacka Banja as the champion of health tourism in South Eastern Europe (SEE) and Belgrade in the category of cultural tourism are the winners of Golden Tourist Heart awards, according to the jury of the International center for tourism and hospitality development Sacen International.

VIENNA - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Ambassador Miroslava Beham, has said that enhancing the participation of women in conflict resolution and peace-building efforts is key to achieving security and stability in Ukraine, according to a release from the OSCE.

Austrian authorities on Tuesday confirmed that an alleged Balkan drugs trafficker, Safet Kalic, a Montenegrin citizen, had been extradited to face charges in Germany.