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Erdogan hits back at Greek president's comments on sovereignty

Using particularly strong language, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday hit back at recent comments by his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos condemning those questioning the sovereignty of Greek territory.

New 'objective values' may not be reality-based, surveyors warn

Facing a Thursday deadline to submit their recommendations for new real estate zone rates, surveyors warn that the so-called "objective values" may not be reliable, given the short period of time allocated to the task and the small volume of data from a shortage of transactions.

Banks rebuy 8 in 10 homes they auction

Eight in 10 foreclosed properties put up for auction by banks are acquired by the lenders themselves, as prices are failing to attract private buyers.

Getting an e-ticket on Athens transport 'a challenge,' says expert

As the government seeks to promote the electronic ticket to both Greeks and tourists alike, a watchdog has underlined the difficulties of navigating the capital's public transportation system.

Tasos Makris, an IT consultant and a member of the Usability Observatory, says that actually acquiring a ticket is one of the biggest challenges of the new electronic system.

Ministry of Tourism: Hundreds of visitors asked for Romanian tourist offers, in opening hours of Berlin Fair

Hundreds of visitors of the Romanian stand at the Berlin Tourism Fair showed interest in the tourist offers of our countries, in the first day when the event was opened to the public, reads a release of the Ministry of Tourism on Sunday remitted to AGERPRES.

Private Turkish jet crashes in Iran

A private Turkish jet travelling from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul has crashed in south-western Iran, Iranian state television and the Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, citing aviation officials.

Bodies of all 11 women recovered from private Turkish jet crash in Iran

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency has reported that the Iranian authorities have recovered the “black box” from a Turkish private jet that crashed in the country while traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul on March 11, killing all 11 people onboard.

SNS would win 54 pct in early parliamentary polls - survey

BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) would win 54 pct of the votes if early parliamentary elections were to be held on Sunday, the latest Faktor plus survey shows.

According to the results of the survey, commissioned by Tanjug, the turnout would be 48 pct and 22 pct of the participants were undecided about voting, while 30 pct said they would not vote.

Vucic meets with Popescu-Tariceanu, Dragnea

BUCHAREST - Meeting with Romanian Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu and Chamber of Deputies President Liviu Dragnea in Bucharest on Thursday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia was expecting Romania to support its EU path in the future as well.

Vucic, SNS to give opinion on reshuffle if PM asks for it

BUCHAREST - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday a potential government reshuffle was a question for PM Ana Brnabic but that he and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) would give their opinion on the matter if she asked for it.

Kosovo's special prosecution office takes over Ivanovic murder probe

PRISTINA - Kosovo's Special Prosecution Office on Thursday took over the investigation of the assassination of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, Pristina-based Kalixo.com portal reported.

This was confirmed by Prosecutor Resat Milaku, who said the decision was due to the "complexity of the case."

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