Balkan countries

Serbian citizens arrested on Montenegro's terrorism warrant

Two Serbian citizens suspected of terrorism by Montenegro have been arrested on a Montenegrin warrant, the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) said on Friday.

The Montenegrin prosecution ordered the issuing of the warrants against the two Serbians, Nemanja Ristic and Predrag Bogicevic, and two Russian citizens, in early December.

Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Eve

Serbian Eastern Orthodox believers, the country's majority Christian denomination, are on Friday, January 6, marking Christmas Eve.

Christmas is a public holiday in Serbia celebrated on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. Among the countries where churches adhere to the same calendar are also Belarus, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, and Ukraine.

Greece: 2016 in pictures

The year began with protests against pension reform and ended with the government handing a 617-million-euro bonus to pensioners. In general, 2016 had a back-and-forth feel about it. The government wrapped up the first program review but failed to conclude negotiations on the second assessment. They will drag on into 2017.

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