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Stoltenberg: NATO's door remains open for FYROM, but …
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference after the NATO Force Integration Unit inauguration in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 3, 2015. - Photo: REUTERS / Ints Kalnins
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg does not plan to travel to Skopje, but expects Macedonian (FYROM) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to visit NATO in Brussels on Monday.
FYROM: Albanians unhappy about Zaev's "UNESCO neutrality"
Zoran Zaev - Photo: AP
Zoran Zaev's statement about his country's "neutrality" if Kosovo's UNESCO bid again comes up for a vote, has caused dissatisfaction of the Albanian community.
Vulin says Pristina "can't stop him from going to Kosovo"
Aleksandar Vulin says he can "go in and out of Kosovo, anywhere" without the Pristina authorities knowing about it, or being able to stop him.
The member of the Serbian government reacted in this way to a ban on his entry to Kosovo, announced by Pristina.
Greeks turn to cheap, traditional spirits
Traditional Greek spirits like raki, ouzo and tsipouro are attracting more drinkers in Greece as they are more affordable for those struggling financially due to the crisis, according to recent research which found that the cheaper spirits have also become the preferred drink among those suffering from alcoholism.
New Turkish violations of Greek airspace
Four Turkish fighter jets violated Greek national air space in the northeastern and southeastern Aegean twice Friday afternoon. The four F-16s also violated the Athens Flight Information Region. The Turkish jets, which were not armed, were chased away by Greek aircraft in line with international regulations.
Pegasus media group and lenders to be charged
The head of the Athens court of first instance, Ilias Zagoraios, is preparing to bring criminal charges against employees of the Pegasus media group and three major Greek banks which are alleged to have granted Pegasus millions of euros in loans without adequate guarantees and to have allowed the loans to remain unserviced.
Athens mayor in Kassel for documenta14 phase two
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis will attend Saturday's launch of documenta 14 in the German city of Kassel, the traditional home of the art exhibition, where it is to run until September 17.
For the first time in the exhibition's 60-year history, documenta was held outside its traditional home, premiering in Athens on April 8, where it is to continue until July 16.
Government approves pending prior actions with eye on aid
The government approved a clutch of pending prior actions in Parliament Friday with all 153 of the coalition's MPs backing the reforms in a bid to avoid any unpleasant surprises at a Eurogroup meeting planned for June 15.
Police enter sprawling Chios migrant camp
Joint teams of police officers and their coast guard counterparts entered a sprawling migrant reception center on the eastern Aegean island of Chios on Friday, detaining more than 20 people in an effort to trace those who have had their asylum appeals rejected.
Fighting for what's wrong
Ongoing developments at the Greek National Theater are essentially nothing more than a reflection of the state of the broader state sector.
A wake-up call
We should be very alarmed by the fact that an entire area of Attica's western suburbs has been allowed to become a zone of crime and lawlessness.
Nothing illustrates the danger this poses like the death on Friday of a child who was hit by a stray bullet while at school.
Heart pulses race, as Julia Nova hits the beach in Mykonos (video)
Summer is here and all the Greek celebrities are taking time off from their schedule to visit the cosmopolitan island of Mykonos. Sexy TV hostess Julia Nova could not be an exception. The hot blonde beauty was seen at Psarou beach with her friend Fotini Zanni, and as expected the two stole the spotlight. Mykonos Live TV was there and captured the two hotties in 4K no less.
Greek anti-austerity protesters pelt police with fish
Protesters outside Parliament have thrown boxes of fish at police during a demonstration ahead of a vote on new austerity measures.
Members of a communist-backed labor union hurled the crates of sardines at police as lawmakers debated the cuts, which were added to draft legislation on fishing regulations in attempt to speed up their passage through Parliament.
German President: A deal will be struck at EuroGroup
The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his certainty that a deal would be reached during the June 15 EuroGroup meeting in a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos, during the latter’s official visit to Germany. On his part, Mr.
99 million year-old bird found inact! (video)
Researchers in Myanmar have found a 99 million year old bird encased in amber – but don’t expect the discovery to be the beginnings of a Jurassic Park-style resort.
Scientists from China’s University of Geoscience mined the three-inch specimen – the most complete ever found from the Cretaceous period – in the Hukawng Valley in the north of the country.