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Albania's 'First Lady' to run Country's Third Party
The fallout from the June 25 election in Albania - which Edi Rama's Socialists won - continues to reverberate, as the head of the third-placed party, the Socialist Movement for Integration, LSI, Petrit Vasil, resigned on Thursday, proposing Monika Kryemadhi as his successor.
Gazarte Birthday | Athens | July 12
The Gazarte music venue celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special, festive show at Technopolis, the municipal cultural complex nearby on the main square of Gazi, inviting some of its audiences favorite acts. The headliners of the Wednesday, July 12, show are New York-based pop singer LP and California's psychedelic soul band Monophonics.
In motion | Hania | July 17-28
Now in its seventh edition, the international Dance Days Chania festival hosts up-and-coming and acclaimed artists from Greece and other parts of the world who express the different trends in modern dance today through their work. The performances are augmented with workshops on dance techniques and improvisation exercises.
Microsoft vows to continue investments in Turkey
Microsoft will continue to invest in retail sales operations in Turkey in order to establish direct contact with more local consumers, according to a Microsoft Turkey executive.
Platform for young artists | Kavala | July 8-August 27
The 60th edition of the Philippi Festival opens its arms to young, talented artists, while also paying homage to director Theodoros Terzopoulos and Mikis Theodorakis' choral works.
Serbia's Mandic takes World Taekwondo Championship gold
Serbian taekwondist Milica Mandic has won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championship in South Korea.
The Olympic gold medalist from London beat reigning champion Hyeri Oh of South Korea 17-13 in the final of the under-73 kg tournament on Thursday, Tanjug reported.
Greek FM: 'Nothing new' on security in Cyprus peace talks
Greece's foreign minister said Thursday that rival sides in talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus haven't broken any new ground on the key issue of security that could pave the way to a peace deal.
Controversy over 2,000-year-old Roman columns used as apartment decoration in Turkey's Antalya
Controversy has been stirred in the southern province of Antalya after a local man put two 2,000-year-old granite columns dating back to the Roman era in front of his apartment building.
Fake social media account that attacked gov’t was created in Turkish police intelligence unit HQ
It has been determined that a social media account used to target government figures and leak information in 2013 was created in the police’s intelligence headquarters in Ankara’s Çankaya district.
The Retrospective Exhibition "Self - portrait" to be Held in Credo Gallery, Sofia
On Thursday, 29th June, from 18:30 the Credo Bonum Gallery is going to present an exhibition by the famous fashion designer and contemporary artist Mariela Gemisheva, according to ViewSofia. Her Self-Portrait Installation comprises the cornerstones from her work so far.
Police bust four suspected armed robbers after gas station heist
Police in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, on Thursday afternoon arrested four men believed to be behind the robbery of a gas station earlier in the day.
Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş calls on arrested educators to end hunger strike
The jailed co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş, has called on two arrested educators to end their hunger strike.
Demirtaş penned a letter to Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who have been on a hunger strike for over 110 days, from the prison where he is being held in the northwestern province of Edirne.
Red Cross Presses Serbia, Kosovo Over Missing Persons
Belgrade and Pristina must do more to locate burial sites and clarify the fate of over 1,600 people still missing as a result of the Kosovo war, said the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Parliament Ratifies EUR 200M Loan Agreement with GERB
The Parliament has ratified a framework agreement for a EUR 200M loan between the Council of Europe Development Bank and Bulgaria, according to BGNES. This is a mechanism for the co-financing of projects developed with EU funding under the operational programmes, co-financed by the European structural and investment funds for the 2014-2020 programming period.
Turkey's state of emergency commission to start receiving applications in July
A special commission will start to receive objections to state of emergency rulings, mostly related to the dismissal of public officials, starting next month.