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Albanian Bear Cub Starts New Life in Bulgaria
Dancing Bears Park Belitsa, a sanctuary in south-west Bulgaria for the rehabilitation of mistreated bears, has announced that its first Albanian resident arrived successfully from Tirana on May 4.
Tsipras: Greek debt relief deal 'closer than ever'
Greece is "closer than ever" to reaching a deal with its international lenders that will help ease its debt mountain, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday.
"We are closer than ever to a substantial solution on debt relief and the solution has to do mainly with our lenders' clear obligation," Tsipras told reporters. "Τhe ball is no longer in our court."
Mitsotakis slams gov't for setting Greece on 'disastrous path'
Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday attacked Greece's left-led government for signing up to a fourth bailout agreement with creditors without securing any funding.
Full text of draft preliminary agreement between Greece, creditors
The full text of the draft preliminary agreement between Greece and its creditors has been obtained by German finance newspaper Handelsblatt.
The 53-page document lists all 140 prior actions that the Greek government must carry out by the May 22 Eurogroup meeting.
The full document can be seen by opening the PDF file below.
A defining victory?
The victory of centrist Emmanuel Macron in France's presidential election, in which he beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen by a particularly wide margin, is a very positive development on a number of fronts.
Fosun eyes vacation packages for Chinese tourists in Greece, report says
Fosun International Ltd., China's largest private conglomerate, wants to use its stake in UK-listed tour operator Thomas Cook Group to offer vacation packages in Greece tailored to the needs and preferences of the Chinese market, Senior Vice President Jim Jiannong Qian has told Bloomberg.
The final Greece-creditors agreement: Primary Surplus 3,5% from 2019 until 2022 (read full MoU)
The German newspaper Handelsblatt has published the full agreement between Greece and the creditors. In the 53 pages of the final text the most important elements are:
– An up to 18% cut in the pensions from 1/1/2019, with the average reduction being 9%. This means that the losses for the pensioners will be starting from around 300 Euros.
Greek leaders hail Macron victory, hope for fruitful ties
Emmanuel Macron received words of encouragement form Greek leaders yesterday after winning France's presidential election on Sunday.
Alex Drakos | Athens | May 10
One of the most exciting percussionists in Greece today, Alex Drakos, will be taking the stage at Six Dogs with his trio on Wednesday, May 10, with a show titled "Tora" that showcases the qualities of the drums, spanning diverse genres from pop to rock and electro to traditional Greek music. Starts at 9 p.m. and tickets cost 8 euros.
Damage at Cup Final estimated at 300,000 euros
According to an initial estimate, around 300,000 euros' worth of damage was inflicted on the Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos, central Greece, on Saturday when supporters of PAOK and AEK soccer clubs clashed before the Greek Cup Final.
The Hellenic Air Force has retired its last RF-4E Phantoms (AMAZING PHOTOS)
On May 4, Larissa airbase, Greece, hosted the spotter day for the final flight of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) RF-4E, the last “recce” Phantoms in Europe. With the phase out of the last Greek RF-4E, Iran and Japan remain the last operators of the reconnaissance variant of the “Rhino” (how the Phantom is dubbed in the aviation community).
Bulgarian Driver Drowns at Chalkidiki
The search operation for the Bulgarian diver who had disappeared in the sea at the Chalkidiki Peninsula in Greece continued for over 20 hours with the participation of coastguard motorboats and a team of divers.
Land police forces searched along the coastline, BNR reported.
Greece without ferries for two days due to strike
Ferries will remain tied up at ports across Greece on Tuesday and Wednesday because of a 48-hour strike called by umbrella union of Greek seamen, PNO.
Seamen are protesting social security reforms and changes to labor market regulations demanded by the country's lenders.
Mitsotakis: Greek electorate will choose who becomes PM not Savvidis
The leader of Greece’s major opposition party New Democracy (ND), Kyriakos Mitsotakis labeled the win by Emmanuel Macron in Sunday’s Presidential elections as a victory for the forces of moderation and common sense. Speaking to Skai radio, the leader of ND contrasted Mr.
More than 85 pct of shops remained closed on Sunday, ESEE says
More than 85 percent of shops across Greece remained closed on Sunday, said the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE) which opposes reforms demanded by the country's international creditors.