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Bulgarian PM Clarifies Position on Hosting Hotspot Reception Centre for Refugees
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov clarified on Thursday his position on the possibility of Bulgaria hosting a hotspot reception centre for refugees.
Borisov dismissed earlier interpretations that he had requested for such a hotspot to be set up in Bulgaria during the extraordinary meeting of the European Council on Wednesday.
Talented expat Greeks promote Greek theatrical culture in UAE
The Greek economic crisis has lead many young Greeks to seek employment opportunities abroad. This is the case with ten young Greek skilled professionals who moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for work. Their love of culture and theatre made them form an amateur theatrical group in an effort to express their creativity in a region that welcomes multicultural artistic events.
Greek Deputy Transport Minister Resigns Over Offensive Twitter Messages
Greek Deputy Transport Minister, Dimitris Kammenos, announced his resignation on Wednesday just hours after he had assumed the position.
Kammenos, who is MP from the junior coalition party Independent Greeks (ANEL), resigned after a scandal over numerous offensive messages on his Twitter account, daily Kathimerini informs.
Was the lady who exposed the VW scandal Greek?
Anna Stefanopoulou, the Greek mechanical-engineering professor and engine expert at the University of Michigan, who reportedly exposed the Volkswagen emmissions scandal burst the Greek media bubble with a statement on her site:
I was not involved in the research or data analysis that exposed the VW issue as some Greek language articles and blogs stated.
Unbelievable! Ex-employer pours coffee over toddler, causes serious burns
Bulgarian Georgia Ratka Georgieva, aged 60, who lives and works in the region of Pyrgos, southern Greece, visited her former employer to demand 120 euros in wages that were owed to her. Angered by this, the man poured a pot of stinging hot coffee over the woman causing damage to herself and her grandson, aged 2, who had accompanied her on the visit.