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IMF, Lagarde lukewarm towards Greek govt’s ‘tax-and-tax’ plan
European creditors (Commission and ECB) may be happy with the Tsipras government’s nearly eight-billion-euro package of higher taxes, social security contributions and higher VAT rates, but the IMF apparently isn’t.
Armenians Defy Police at New Energy Price Protests
At least 5000 flocked to the streets of Yerevan, Armenia, to urge lower electricity prices after an earlier demonstration was dispersed by security forces.
More than 240 people were detained after the latest rally in Armenia's capital Yerevan which culminated in unrest due to activists' refusal to heed police calls and disperse.
Young Woman Self-Immolates in Macedonia's Skopje
A woman aged between 20 and 30 has died after setting herself on fire in Macedonian capital Skopje, local media outlets report.
Witnesses say she poured herself with an inflammable liquid just before setting fire to her body, according to Macedonia's Utrinski vesnik.
Model unfazed after leg amputated due to TSS
What started out as an “urban legend” in the ’80s or earlier, namely, toxic shock syndrome through the use (or overuse) of tampons, is now a well-chronicled ailment.
One shapely model, in fact, is missing her right leg, allegedly to TSS.
Lauren Wasser almost lost her life in 2012 in a severe illness she blames on a tampon, with a lawsuit now pending.
The full Greek proposal to the institutions [pdf]
By Eleni Varvitsiotis
Brussels - Kathimerini has obtained the full proposal submitted by the Greek government to the institutions. All 11 pages can be seen here.
The proposals contain 7.9 billion euros of measures, of which 7.3 are from increases to tax and social security contributions.
Bulgaria Parliament Committee Agrees to Delay Power Price Hike
A committee with Bulgaria's Parliament overseeing activities at energy watchdog KEVR has passed amendments to put off an increase in electricity prices for a month.
The move allows for price hikes in electricity industrial consumers to take place a month later than initially planned.
Bulgaria DefMin Says Not Informed of US Deployment Plans
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said Sofia has received no official proposal from Washington about the stationing of heavy equipment in the country.
Greek deal hopes could face reality of political hurdles in Athens
Hopes were high Tuesday that Greece and its creditors can seal a debt deal in the exactly one week left to avert default, but those could fade as the Greek premier must convince his anti-austerity party to approve concessions needed to unblock bailout funds.
Opa! Greek restaurant in the Netherlands holds ‘Grexit week’ with …Tsipras plate
Leave it to an expatriate Greek, especially a restaurateur, to come up with a unique way to trump up business. For Dimitris Kotsalas, 62, Monday’s crucial Euro summit was the inspiration for dishes named after some of the protagonists in the current “Greek issue” drama — Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, Dutch FinMin and Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem and even Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis.
Speaker election first mission for parliament
Turkey's newly elected deputies are getting down to business after taking their parliamentary oaths in an effort to elect a parliamentary speaker despite the absence of a coalition government.
Bulgaria's Fmr President Urges Talks on Ethnic Tensions
Bulgarian President (2002-2012) Georgi Parvanov has called on his successor Rosen Plevneliev to trigger a national security council meeting over the developments related to Bulgaria-Roma tensions.
Bulgaria to Face Turkey in Men's Volleyball Quarterfinals in Baku
The Bulgarian men's national volleyball team will face Turkey in the quarterfinals, which will take place on Wednesday in Baku.
This was determined by the draw, which took place on Tuesday, the official website of the First European Games informs.
Bulgaria occupied the third place in the final standing in Pool B with eleven points, being behind the teams of Germany and Russia.
Man on trial for insulting Gezi victim's father was 'encouraged' by president
A man on trial for insulting the father of Berkin Elvan, the youngest victim of the 2013 Gezi protests, has testified he was ?encouraged? by then-prime minister President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, saying ?Similar remarks were previously made by the president of this country.?
Bulgarian Households Made Bank Savings Amounting to BGN 126 M in May
In the month of May, Bulgarian households made bank savings amounting to BGN 126 M.
The sum is greater than the deposits made in April, which amounted to only BGN 33 M and it grows after it fell in each of the first four months of the year.
The trend for the growth of household deposits is retained in line with the low interest rates of deposits.
Bulgaria Parliament Committee to Hear C-Bank Head Candidates Next Week
A hearing of the four nominees to take over as the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is due next week, Parliament's Budget and Finance Committee has announced.
The development comes just hours after the incumbent Ivan Iskrov, whose term was to expire in October, stepped down.