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Novinite Group Gives 2014 Personality in the News Awards
"We are very happy that the media are our very, very passionate partner in bringing the awareness in our Bulgarian society, which awareness is saying 'No' to the institutionalization of children," Ivanka Shalapatova, Executive Director of For Our Children foundation, has said, accepting her award in the Charity section of the 2014 Personality in the News contest conducted by Novinite.com.
Draghi lends guarded support to Greece
The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, expressed cautious optimism on Monday that Greece would be able to benefit from ECB money printing and get normal access to central bank funds, but urged Athens to honor its debts.
Much of Greece?s funding requirements and those of its banks are, in the meantime, being met by the ECB.
Pilot, two students injured in plane crash in northern Greece
The Committee for Investigating Airplane Accidents and Flight Safety (EDAAP) was on Monday investigating the circumstances under which a training flight went down in Kilkis, northern Greece, on Sunday, injuring the pilot and two Italian trainees.
The Cessna went down on an islet in the middle of the Axios River while heading back to Thessaloniki?s Makedonia Airport.
Varoufakis cancels UK trip due to crucial eurozone talks
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has canceled a planned trip to London on Tuesday, the Greek Embassy said on Monday.
Varoufakis was due to talk at a conference in London and attend another couple of events but has called the trip off as crucial talks between Greece and its eurozone partners over the country?s need for financial support heat up.
[Reuters]
Tsipras, Merkel joint statements after talks
Highlights of Angela Merkel's statements at a joint press conference afterwards the face-to-face talks:
Merkel
- There are difficult issues, in which we have completely different thoughts and views.
- The Greek government will tell us how much longer it wants to continue the cooperation with the Task Force.
Hopes for more cash give Athens bourse a 3 pct boost
Expectations that the European Central Bank will ease its policy toward Athens slightly after the prime minister’s meetings with top European officials, thus allowing for more cash to Greece, sent local stocks higher on Monday.
Bild astonishes us all with ode to … Greece
The German tabloid Bild, which ran a series of negative articles of late regarding Greece and its economic crisis, surprises its readers with Monday’s issue, citing what Greeks — ancient, modern, the works — offered humanity, and to Germany, specifically.
The issue coincided with Monday’s official visit to Berlin by Greek PM Alexis Tsipras.
Bulgarian Timber Companies to Block Border Crossing Points to Protest Export Ban
Timber industry representatives are launching protests on March 24 over a 3-month ban on exports of wood in the rough.
The ban has been an obstruction to nearly 800 companies in the sector for two weeks.
Industry representatives will block border crossing points near Svilengrad for 6 hours on Tuesday.