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The Burger Project | Crete | July 31 & August 1-2
Covers band the Burger Project has long been delighting adults in Greece with its own take on rock, pop and disco anthems. However, the local outfit also puts on fun productions around the country tailored to appeal to children.
Stratos Kalafatis | Halkidiki | To September 30
The Municipality of Sithonia and the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation (MIET) present photographer Stratos Kalafatis's "Archipelagos" project in its entirety at the Apothiki art space in the village of Nikiti through September 30.
Purchase of S-400s ‘not a problem to NATO,’ says Cavusoglu
Turkey's acquisition of Russia's S-400 missile defense system will not create problems for the US-led NATO alliance, the country's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said Tuesday.
Political Quarrels Cloud North Macedonia Special Prosecution’s Future
After a nudge from the US and EU, long-stalled political talks have resumed about the future of the Special Prosecution, which targets high-level corruption - but despite warnings, political parties are still squabbling about the issue.
Iohannis asks gov't to develop rapid response measures, procedures by late August
President Klaus Iohannis announced on Tuesday having asked the government to come by the end of August up with measures, rules and procedures for a rapid and conjugated response of all the institutions involved, so as to eliminate delays as in the Caracal case, as well as to conduct an urgent analysis of the legislation on serious and very serious crimes.
Iohannis: Regaining confidence in institutions by eliminating those who do not do their job
President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that the meeting on Tuesday of the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) looked into reports from the Interior Ministry (MIA) and the Special Telecommunications System (STS) on the Caracal case, adding that the citizens must regain their confidence in the state by definitively eliminating from the system those who do not do their job.
Deputy PM Fifor proposed as interim IntMin (sources)
Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Fifor was proposed by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila to take over the interim Interior Minister office, Social-Democrat sources told AGERPRES on Tuesday. Nicolae Moga announced on Tuesday that he resigned from the helm of the Interior Ministry.
Acropolis metro station open again after ‘suspicious’ suitcase cleared
Service between Syntagma and the Acropolis station on the Athens metro has resumed as bomb disposal experts gave the all clear after examining a "suspicious" suitcase.
The abandoned suitcase was spotted at the Acropolis metro station earlier in the day, prompting metro authorities to close the station and call in bomb experts to assess the situation.
Checks on Pig Holdings throughout the Country Are Being Halted
The State Agricultural Fund ceases to carry out on-the-spot physical checks on pig holdings throughout the country. The ban has been imposed by an Order of the fund's Executive Director, Vasil Grudev. It is part of the state's crisis response measures to prevent and combat the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
Milan Antonijevic: "I think we succeeded, you've heard nothing behind closed doors"
He added that it was good to start a dialogue in this way.
As he said, the meeting was organized at the Belgrade University School of Political Science (FPN), initiated by Open Society Foundation, and its organizers will today issue "brief resume of the event".
This Year Honey Production in Some Bulgarian Areas will be About 50% less than Last Year
We expect 50% less honey bee production this year compared to last year, Mayor of Tutrakan and beekeeper Dimitar Stefanov said in an interview with Focus News Agency.
Bulgarian Raspberry Growers Fear Bankruptcies
Raspberry producers across the country have warned that there has been a dramatic collapse in the purchase prices of their products. The industry is adamant that the trend started last year and if the state does not take urgent measures there will be bankruptcies of many companies.
Without Water Supply on July 31 in Some Parts of Sofia
On July 31, 2019 (Wednesday), in connection with the interconnection of street water plumbing at Gen. Ivan Kolev "Krustova Vada" quarter, it is necessary to stop the water supply from 09:00 to 21:00 for the customers of Sofiyska Voda living in the area of:
Bulgarian Customs Officers Seized 800 Liters of Diesel
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate General seized 7,690 liters of energy products with diesel fuel at three separate inspections in Burgas and Yambol.
During a warehouse inspection in Burgas, customs officers came across two plastic faucets and 114 plastic tubes containing a total of 2090 liters of yellowish liquid with diesel fuel characteristics.
Investigation opens in non-observance of 112 emergency call procedures
Prosecutors with the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) have opened an in rem criminal case regarding the recent Caracal crimes, for negligence in connection with the non-observance of the procedures by the police officer who took the 112 emergency phone calls of 15-year-old Alexandra Macesanu.