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Pyatt: Thessaloniki to benefit most from Prespes accord
Thessaloniki will benefit the most from the name deal signed between Athens and Skopje, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said during a visit to Greece's northern port city Tuesday.
Heavy Traffic is Expected on the Last Day Off
During the last weekend, the Road Infrastructure Agency announced that they are expecting heavy traffic on the motorways and main roads of the country, reported the Bulgarian National Television.
Greece's Piraeus Bank sells Albanian subsidiary
Piraeus Bank concluded the sale of its Albanian subsidiary Tirana Bank to Balfin and Komercijana Banka, boosting its core equity capital, Greece's largest lender said on Monday.
Lawmakers to discuss draft law for breaking up municipalities
Lawmakers on Monday are to discuss a draft law for breaking up five municipalities into smaller constituencies ahead of local elections in May.
BBC updates controversial story following Greek uproar
After a public outcry over a BBC story referring to a Macedonian minority in Greece and a Macedonian language, the British broadcaster added a section to the report on Saturday outlining Greece's position.
Fireman dies in Thessaloniki factory blaze
A 46-year-old fireman died on Friday while attempting to put out a large blaze at a chemicals factory in Thessaloniki's industrial Sindos area.
Foreign Ministry: 'Martisor' spring celebration, an identity-specific element of Romanian traditional culture
The Romanian spring celebration tradition of 'martisor', listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, is an integrant part of the country's identity-defining traditional culture, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE).
Robert Kaplan: ‘All the worst scenarios were averted’ during crisis
Speaking to Kathimerini ahead of his arrival in the country for the Delphi Economic Forum - which started on Thursday and ends on Sunday - Robert Kaplan does not hide his admiration for the resilience of democracy in Greece in the face of great pressure during the crisis.
Serbia now officially refers to neighbor as North Macedonia
This was based on a notification sent by the government of that country to all members of the United Nations on the change of the name.
BGN 5.8 million Have Been Spent by the Bulgarian MFA on Projects Abroad
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent BGN 5.8 million on the financing of 67 development projects abroad. The biggest aid is for Serbia and Northern Macedonia, BGNES reported.
Five injured in far-right violence at graduation ceremony
Four police officers and a protester were slightly injured on Wednesday during clashes in Ptolemaida, northwestern Greece, when some 50-60 members of a far-right group tried to gatecrash a fire brigade academy graduation ceremony which was attended by Citizens' Protection Minister Olga Gerovasili.
Concerns about ‘jihadists’ in North Macedonia
Security services in Greece and the broader region are concerned about the presence of dozens of ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia who in previous years fought for the Islamic State and other radical Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria, Kathimerini understands.
In January, Bulgarians Traveled mostly to Greece and Turkey
The number of trips of Bulgarian citizens abroad in January was 402.3 thousand, or 3.8% above those registered in January 2018, according to data from the National Statistics Institute. There is an increase in travel to Romania - 13.8%, Turkey - by 12%, Austria - by 7.5%, Germany by 6.8%, Spain by 5.8%, France by 4.9%.
After BBC report, Russia’s Sputnik raises ‘Macedonian minority’ issue
Opponents of the Greece-North Macedonian Prespa Agreement are up in arms about press reports by both the BBC and now the Russian state-run new service Sputnik that use interviews with Greeks of Slavo-Macedonian descent who speak about the existence of a minority in the Greek province of Macedonia and about state discrimination.
Four Greek regions among poorest in EU, data show
Four of Greece's 13 regional units are among the 20 poorest in the European Union according to GDP per capita, a Eurostat report published on Tuesday has shown.