Germany

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz criticized the austerity policies imposed on Greece by Germany and the eurozone during an interview with German newspaper Tagesspiegel. Stiglitz blamed Germany “for the mess.”

Europe is deeply divided over the Syrian refugee crisis. Relying on the moral authority it gained through its more humane approach to the crisis - which contrasts sharply with some EU members (the ?bête noire? being Hungary) ? Germany is calling for more burden-sharing in this regard. 

The head of EU border protection agency Frontex on Sept. 21 urged more support from member states, warning that "the speed and dynamics of the refugee influx continues to be exceptionally high."

Europe must share responsibility for coping with mass migration, Germany's chancellor said on Sept.20, cautioning that her country could not shelter those who moved solely for economic reasons. 

The Serbian minister without porfolio in charge of EU integration has met with the minister of state for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.

The German official, Michael Roth, said that the German government backs Serbia's European path constructively and that it is its close partner.

The Turkish Karia Baroque Ensemble will perform at castles in the German city of Coburg between Sept. 24 and 27. 

The ensemble, which was founded in 2009 by Gülderen Erdo?mu?, is made up of counter tenors Nuri Harun Ate?, Kaan Buldular and mezzo sopranos Erdo?mu?, Esen Demirci Deveci and Esra Özbir. 

The left SYRIZA party and their would-be junior partners in the next Greek coalition government might be reveling in their electoral victory last night, and planning on the composition of the new government, but Germany and the European Commission were swift to bring them down to ‘reality’ by reminding Athens that it has to fully implement its commitments emanating from the 3rd rescue plan sigh

International reaction was swift in the wake of the unexpectedly easy win by Alexis Tsipras’ SYRIZA party in the Sept. 20 election.

There have been at least 485 200 tourists arriving in Bulgaria's capital Sofia over the first six months of this year.

This is 5.7% up compared to 2014, official data shows.

Some 284 000 of them were non-Bulgarian citizens, while the rest came from the country, the Bulgarian News Agency reports, citing a state-owned tourism company.

Syrian refugees hoping to cross the Turkish border into Greece or Bulgaria can leave, but neighboring countries are not taking them in, Turkey's Trade Minister Cenap A?ç? said on Sept. 19.