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Bosnian Serb Parties Haggle Over Dodik's Successor
As Bosnia starts preparing for autumn general elections, only one candidate's name is known for now, that of Mladen Ivanic.
The current member of Bosnia's state presidency will be the candidate of the main opposition bloc in the country's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, the Alliance for Changes.
Belgrade Election: Who's Who So Far
With the date of the Belgrade City Assembly election set for March 4, voters will soon be choosing between various party and coalition lists, some of which have caused surprise.
The Socialist Party, a junior partner in the ruling parliamentary coalition, will be going it alone in the Belgrade vote.
Djukanovic Keeps Montenegro's Would-be Presidents Guessing
Two months before the presidential election in Montenegro, it is still unknown who the main candidates in the race will be.
The main parties are all pondering their options, waiting to see if Montenegro's veteran leader, Milo Djukanovic, returns once again to frontline politics.
Greens make beating Olympiakos a habit
Panathinaikos scored its fifth consecutive win over Olympiakos in all competitions, definitively securing the top spot in the regular season of the Basket League and sinking its main rival into greater problems.
Istanbul Modern Cinema hosts Ümit Ünal
Istanbul Modern Cinema is presenting the fifth installment of “Rendezvous with Directors,” a program hosting a series of meetings featuring directors who stand out for their artistic identities and unique approaches in Turkey’s contemporary film culture.
Brussels scrutinizing AIA contract extension
Brussels bureaucracy has led to the 20-year contract extension of Athens International Airport grinding to a halt. The completion of the transaction has not only failed to meet the original deadline of end-2017, but it will also require another four or five months.
Funds and groups targeting local shopping center market
Property investment groups, funds and development companies are positioning themselves in the local market ahead of the anticipated recovery of the shopping center sector, as this period is likely to determine the future winners.
Seven-year bond issue by February 15
The Greek state is soon set to test the money markets for the first time this year through a seven-year bond issue, expected in the next couple of weeks, with the aim of raising 3 billion euros.
ATHEX: PPC advances 12.6 pct, taking bourse higher
Public Power Corporation and bank stocks gathered pace as the trading session progressed at Athinon Avenue on Monday, taking the benchmark even closer to the 900-point mark at the close. The upcoming issue of a seven-year bond contributed toward the upward momentum.
SYRIZA backs communist candidate in Cyprus
Ruling SYRIZA expressed its support on Monday for communist-backed Stavros Malas, a former health minister, ahead of Sunday's runoff vote in Cyprus's presidential elections.
Albania starts exhuming Greece's WWII unburied fallen
The six Greek soldiers buried under the Brigo family's olive trees near Himare, a town in southern Albania, have a shrine marking their resting place. Scattered in the nearby valleys, however, others don't. Their remains lie where they fell in 1941, fighting in hot pursuit of the Italian fascist troops they chased out of Greece.
Monokroussos leaving Eurobank for Brevan Howard
Eurobank's chief economist Platon Monokroussos is leaving the bank to join hedge fund firm Brevan Howard, sources at Greece's third-largest lender by assets told Reuters on Monday.
Founded in 2002 by former Credit Suisse traders Alan Howard, Jean Philippe Blochet, Chris Rokos and Tryfon Natsis, Brevan Howard has more than 15 billion euros in assets under management.
New euro bond seen nearly as safe as German debt
A new synthetic euro area bond would be nearly as safe as German debt, helping the bloc avert a future crisis and breaking a vicious circle of lending by banks to their national governments, Europe's financial risk watchdog said on Monday.
City of Athens in drive to give pedestrians their space
Municipal authorities in Athens have been stepping up checks on cafes, bars and restaurants around the city center to crack down on the encroachment of sidewalks and pedestrian streets with tables and chairs.
Israeli president receives 'warm welcome' in Athens
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (l) shakes hands with Reuven Rivlin, during what the Israeli president described as 'a warm welcome' at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, on Monday. Pavlopoulos hailed Greek-Israeli relations as being at the 'best possible level,' while Rivlin said that 'cooperation between Israel and Greece has tremendous potential,' stressing the field of energy.