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Ruling party announces Aleksandar Vucic's presidential bid
Aleksandar Vucic will be nominated as the candidate of the ruling SNS party in this year's presidential elections in Serbia.
The party's presidency made the decision unanimously on Tuesday afternoon. It remains be confirmed by the SNS main committee on Friday.
Greek soccer hero helps refugees win battle against boredom
Soccer fans of a certain age may still remember Antonis Nikopolidis for his resemblance to American actor George Clooney and as the goalkeeper who helped Greece become surprise European Champions in 2004.
Pump rigging commonplace at gas stations
Illegal trade in gas is soaring in Greece due to the increase in taxation and the absence of inspections, leading to total annual state losses in excess of 20 million euros.
Waste management PPP project launched in Kozani
Twelve municipalities in Greece's Western Macedonia region have launched the pilot phase of a 48-million-euro integrated waste management project financed through a public-private partnership (PPP).
Bulgaria 'Signed Fighter Jets Repair Deal' with Russia's MiG
Bulgaria has signed with Russian aircraft company MiG a deal to have its fighter jets refurbished, the company's Director General has said.
Citizens seek to tackle road problems
In a new initiative, Athenians fed up with the proliferation of potholes and dysfunctional traffic lights in the capital have teamed up with insurance company Hellas Direct.
Turkey's unemployment rate rises to 12.1 pct
Turkey's unemployment rate rose to 12.1 percent in November 2016, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced on Feb. 15.
The number of unemployed persons aged 15 years and above rose to 3.7 million in November 2016, 590,000 more than the same period of the previous year, pushing the unemployment rate to 12.1 percent with a 1.6 percentage point increase.
Turkey's unemployment rate rises to 12.1 pct, highest in seven years
Turkey's unemployment rate rose to 12.1 percent in November 2016, marking the highest such rate since March 2010, official data showed on Feb. 15.
Moscovici: Greek bailout review talks converging, more steps needed
European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said on Wednesday Greece's talks with its official lenders on concluding a bailout review have made progress but more steps are needed to wrap it up.
Moscovici is in Athens to help close a review of Greek reforms which has dragged on for months.
Hellenic Navy chief presents key priorities
Greece will defend its interests in the Aegean Sea as well as the Eastern Mediterranean, the chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff said Tuesday during a presentation of the NATO member-nation's strategic priorities for the next few years.
President Erdoğan to accelerate referendum campaign, heading to five cities in three days
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to accelerate his campaign for the upcoming referendum on shifting Turkey to an executive presidential system, holding public rallies in five Anatolian provinces over three days this weekend including Kahramanmaraş, Malatya, Elazığ, Adıyaman and Gaziantep.
Serbia's PM Running for President
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will be the ruling party's presidential candidate this march.
The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) backed his bid "unanimously", B92 radio quotes Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic as saying.
Montenegro Opposition to Boycott Poll Over 'Coup' Claims
The opposition announced its boycott ahead of a parliamentary session on Wednesday at which Montenegrin lawmakers are expected to vote on a motion to strip two opposition leaders of their immunity from prosecution over their alleged involvement in a coup attempt on election day, October 16.
UK Officials Embarrassed by Albanian Convict's Return
Media revelations that a convicted killer from Albania is living in Leicester, central England, and running a lucrative car wash business have drawn angry protests from Conservative MPs and embarrassed Theresa May's government, which claims to have adopted a "deport first, appeal later" to foreign criminals.
Macedonia Shootout Defendants to Testify in Court
The testimonies of the ethnic Albanian defendants accused of participating in a two-day shootout with Macedonian security forces in Kumanovo in 2015 are expected to shed new light on the high-profile case.