Spain

By Simon Kennedy & Stefan Riecher

The euro-area economy is back in the cross-hairs of investors.

LONDON - Serbia's Viktor Troicki moved up 38 places in the latest ATP rankings and is currently world number 54 with 826 points.

Troicki made great progress thanks to an impressive run at the tournament in Sydney, where he defeated Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 6-3 in the final.

Spain will reportedly suspend its activities in the "Alliance of Civilizations," jointly launched by Turkey and Spain in 2005.

The Spanish government has issued an order to not to give importance to the meetings, Do?an News Agency reported, arguing that the initiative" has lost its significance."

Spain?s provision of Patriot air defense missiles to Turkey will ensure its security and stability as a NATO ally, Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenés has said.
   
Turkey was exposed to terrorist attacks because of its borders with conflict-ridden countries, Morenés told Anadolu Agency on Jan. 16 in Madrid.

BELGRADE - Three Serbian cinemas, Fontana (Belgrade), Eurocinema (Subotica) and Kupina (Nis), will play an integral part in the holding of the 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) that will run from January 21 to February 1, Art & Popcorn, a Serbian production company, has said in a release.

Vote by mail could not be only for the Diaspora, on Wednesday said the chairman of the special parliamentary Committee for the elaboration of the legislative proposals on the electoral laws, Valeriu Zgonea

Photo credit: (c) MIHAI POZIUMSCHI/ AGERPRES FLOW

On a lightning visit to Athens on Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy expressed support for his Greek counterpart Antonis Samaras and defended the tough economic program the outgoing government has been pursuing under the supervision of foreign creditors, saying the reforms were ?necessary? and had ?produced results,? advising Greeks to ignore ?impossible? promises.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday threw his weight behind his Greek counterpart Antonis Samaras ahead of general elections on January 25 while stressing the need for Greece to stay the course of economic reforms.

It's true: working too hard can drive you to drink, said researchers Jan. 14 who warned of the health risks of such dual excess.

An overview of studies covering more than 400,000 people showed that individuals who exceed 48 working hours per week - the European Union's suggested maximum - are likelier to consume "risky" quantities of alcohol, they said.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will meet with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday morning and is expected to express support for his fellow conservative leader as Greece moves into the final stretch of its election campaign, in which New Democracy will focus on the premier?s still-intact popularity.