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The SNFCC in Athens already attracts new investors

In a great open celebration next week, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is delivered officially to the public. A week where every day “walks, laughter, music couples and families, sports, bicycles, runners, children, thousands of visitors and smiles” as its executives promise.

Peace talks will resume, says Turkish Cyprus president

Even if Cyprus reunification talks went off track on Feb. 16 due to a Greek Cypriot parliament decision to commemorate "Enosis" in public schools, the Turkish Cypriot president said they support a bi-zonal and bi-community federal state and have never given up on the reunification talks.

One Danish tourist dies after falling off balloon in Cappadocia

A Danish tourist has died on Feb. 18 after he fell of a hot air balloon in Turkey's Cappadocia region while the balloon was making a bumpy landing due to strong winds.

Bulgaria, Croatia Call for Speeding Up Reform in EU Accession Countries

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic demand that countries applying for the EU have to speed up reform, affirm democratic values and the rule of law and protect their minorities, Radev's office says.

I’m a gay New Yorker — and I’m coming out as a conservative

Chadwick Moore, a 33-year-old journalist who lives in Williamsburg, had been a lifelong liberal. Then, last September, he penned a profile for Out magazine of Milo Yiannopoulos — a controversial and outspoken critic of feminism, Muslims and gay rights (despite being openly gay himself).

Dacic: Vucic joint candidate

BELGRADE - The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Presidency has unanimously decided to put Serbian Progressive Party leader Aleksandar Vucic forward to the SPS Head Committee as the joint candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, SPS leader Ivica Dacic said late Wednesday.

The final decision will be made at a Head Committee session scheduled for Saturday, Dacic explained.

Cadez: European integration promoting regional stability

BELGRADE - The faster Serbia moves forward in the processes of regional and European integration and in adopting European values, standards and business models, the more stable and the more competitive the country, the W. Balkans and Europe will be, says Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) President Marko Cadez.

Nikolic: We will make agreement on my candidacy

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Wednesday he was not surprised by the "outcome of the vote" at Tuesday's meeting of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Presidency - which backed party leader Aleksandar Vucic's candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections - but remained ambiguous on whether he would put himself forward for president.

Gojkovic: Election date depends on potential parliamentary polls

OPLENAC - The date of the upcoming presidential elections will be announced after a decision has been made on whether there will also be early parliamentary polls, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic said Wednesday.

Banks worry over sudden bad loan spike in January

Nonperforming loans last month posted a major spike of almost 1 billion euros, reversing the downward course set in the last few months of 2016. This has generated major concerns among local lenders regarding the achievement of targets for reducing bad loans, as agreed with the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) of the European Central Bank for the first quarter of this year.

Gov't working towards a new tax-free ceiling to determine the future rates and brackets

A new set of tax rates is being drafted at the State General Accounting Office, as the income tax overhaul will apparently concern more than just the tax-free threshold.

The Pledge and the Parthenon

Yes, we heard it: a statement that equates the "Pledge to the Nation" - a massive church envisaged by some to mark Greece's salvation from the Turkish yoke - and the Parthenon: "The construction of this monumental church, as an expression of gratitude to God for our liberation from the Turks, will be visible all over Athens and equal to the Parthenon."