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Cyprus banks challenging money laundering associations

Prior to a 2013 banking sector crisis that brought Cyprus to the brink of bankruptcy, the east Mediterranean island nation, which is an EU member, was hounded by allegations that it was a tax and money laundering haven.

PM Dancila about President Iohannis: He is a man who doesn't accept consensus

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Sunday evening said that President Klaus Iohannis is "a man who doesn't accept consensus."

Dancila told Romania TV private television broadcaster that she discussed with the head of state about the need for interinstitutional cooperation, however she added she hadn't succeeded in her endeavors.

Kosovo minister's sacking urged over "sexist, racist remark"

This organization requested the dismissal because Pacolli used "sexist and racist" language when he spoke before Kosovo Assembly's foreign affairs committee to describe "the way Serbia lobbied against Kosovo's membership in Interpol."

Temperatures to drop in many parts of Greece

Unseasonably balmy temperatures are set to drop in many parts of Greece, the national weather service (HNMS) warned on Monday, adding that chilly northerly winds will reach gale-force at sea over the Christmas holidays.

The capital's mountains will be getting a dusting of snow in starting on Tuesday afternoon and through Wednesday, with a frost setting in on Thursday.

3 arrested for setting journalist's house on fire

UNS said that the website's owner Zeljko Matorcevic, said he was not familiar with the people who were arrested, and that the media outlet never wrote about them.

Princeton sued over 'stolen' Byzantine-era manuscripts

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has filed a lawsuit against Princeton University, New Jersey, demanding the return of four Byzantine-era manuscripts allegedly stolen from a monastery in Greece's Macedonia region during World War I.

Two Greek institutions up for European Museum of the Year Award

The Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Athens and the Museum of Ancient Eleutherna on the island of Crete have been nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award for 2019.

Serbian PM extends condolences to president of Indonesia

"On behalf of the government of the Republic of Serbia and in my personal name, I express my condolences to you, the government of Indonesia and the families of those killed in a devastating tsunami that hit your country," Brnabic wrote.

Ancient War Machines | Athens | To December 31

The Kostas Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology presents a new exhibition of full-scale operating models of some of the innovative war machines built by the ancient Greeks that changed the ways battles were fought, including battering rams, catapults and armored vehicles. The show runs through December 31. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bulgarian Winter Resort Borovets has a New Six-seat Lift

A new six-seat lift was opened in the winter resort of Borovets in place of the previous four-seater on Saturday.

So skiers in the resort will get to the slopes faster, as the new facility will transport up to 3000 people / hour at an existing capacity of 1560 people / hour.

Sofia Municipality Say they Learned their Lesson from the "Grafa" Street Repair

The municipality of Sofia has learned their lesson from the repair of Graf Ignatiev Street and it is that it misses the moment for serious communication with the citizens and just the completion of the job is not enough. This is what Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova told Darik radio on Saturday.

Vinci Airports Serbia pay EUR 501 million to state

This is in accordance with the concession agreement, the Serbian government announced, adding that the consortium would starting on Satruday become the operator of the Nikola Tesla Airport for a period of 25 years, while the Republic of Serbia remains the owner of the airport.

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