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Cyprus legislators in stalemate over asylum bill
Members of Cyprus's parliament are up in arms over an asylum bill amendment aimed at banning automatic deportations for refugees who file for protection out of fear for their life.
ND cites Novartis’ internal audit saying Greek politicians were not bribed
In February, 2018, Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos told Parliament that the Novartis scandal is the biggest since the founding of the modern Greek state in 1830, even bigger than the Siemens scandal.
One year later, the Novartis affair is turning into the biggest fiasco for the SYRIZA government.
Erdoğan pledges production of aircraft, automobile engine in Eskişehir
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to ensure Turkey will produce aircraft and automobile engines in the Turkish Engine Industries (TEİ).
Bus rams into pedestrians in central Istanbul, three injured
Three people were injured on March 21 when a public bus rammed into pedestrians in central Istanbul.
CHP leader dismisses possibility of calling early election
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has dismissed any possibility for his party to make a call for early elections if his party's alliance displays success against the "People's Alliance" of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
Eddi Reader | Athens | March 22
Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader, known as the lead vocalist of Fairground Attraction from 1987 to 1990 and her subsequent solo career with a focus on folk, jazz and pop, is making her Athens debut at Gazarte on Friday, March 22.
ERT Symphony | Athens | March 22
The ERT TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nikos Tsouchlos and with Costas Cotsiolis on guitar, will perform selected works by Giorgos Koumentakis, Antonio Vivaldi, Leo Brouwer and Robert Schumann at the Athens Concert Hall on Friday, March 22. The performance starts at 8.30 p.m. and tickets range from 4 to 10 euros.
Bulgarian PM Borisov Discussed the Mobility Package with the President of the European Parliament
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani held a meeting before participating in the official opening of the Atanas Burov exhibition space in the EP. They discussed the issue of the Mobility Package by Members of the European Parliament, the Government Information Service said.
5 mosques vandalized in central England
Counter-terrorism officers in central England are investigating attacks on five mosques in which windows were apparently shattered by a sledgehammer.
Aris Georgiou | Thessaloniki | To April 7
Architect and photographer Aris Georgiou crossed America from coast to coast in 1978 and captured his journey in images, as he had done 20 years earlier during a trip across Russia.
Yiannis Stefanakis | Hania | To April 8
Cretan-born Yiannis Stefanakis studied painting, engraving, hagiography and book art at the Athens School of Fine Arts. The exhibition "Yiannis Stefanakis - A Journey to Utopia," curated by art critic Peggy Kounenaki at the Municipal Art Gallery of Hania, presents concepts and techniques defining the work of this productive artist.
#Romania2019.eu/Commissioner Mariya Gabriel: "Digital Europe", first European digital programme, with 9 bln euro allocation
Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel said on Thursday in Cluj-Napoca that the first European digital programme, 'Digital Europe', has an allocation of 9 billion euro.
In 2018 Bulgarian Exports to Saudi Arabia Exceeded USD 40 million
,,Bilateral trade relations between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia are developing dynamically and ascendantly.
US may soon pause preparations for delivering F-35s to Turkey
The United States could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, officials told Reuters, in what would be the strongest signal yet by Washington that Ankara cannot have both the advanced aircraft and Russia's S-400 air defense system.
In blow to gov't, Novartis probe finds no sign of graft
An internal investigation by Swiss drugmaker Novartis has failed to find any evidence of illicit payments made by the company into the accounts of Greek state officials, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.