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She later told BIRN that she missed the real theatre atmosphere, but it was altogether very cosy to watch the play "from her comfortable armchair, but still being in the first row". Not even masks were required, she laughed.

As in its physical form, the online edition of the Athens Video Dance Project seeks to showcase predominant and emerging trends on the international dance scene. Running from December 18 to 20 on avdp.gr, the event features 70 video presentations from 20 countries, thanks to partnerships with dance film festivals in Berlin, Barcelona, Budapest and Graz, among others.

Sofia ranks 30th among 150 cities in the world in terms of rising residential property prices, according to the Residential Cities Index. Residential property prices in the capital rose 5.9% last year, with an average increase of 3.2% for all cities in the ranking. It turns out that the real estate market in Sofia performs better than in most major cities around the world.

Critics say the demolition of the National Theatre is an old project of Prime Minister Edi Rama, since the time when he was Culture Minister in 1998 and proposed to build a tower in its place and incorporate the theatre inside.

The renewed bid to demolish the theatre divided artists and activists, and raised concerns among anti-corruption and heritage watchdogs.

Yet even before a sleeper is laid, the Hungarian government has thrown a cloak of secrecy over the project, raising serious questions about transparency and accountability.

On April 8, the government submitted a draft bill to classify details of the Budapest-Belgrade railway plan, ostensibly to protect national interests. 

More than a week ago, a recommendation was issued to stop all excursions to Italy, and now this applies to all countries, Tanjug told the Ministry of Education.
The first case of a new coronavirus was confirmed in Serbia by a 43-year-old man from Subotica who was staying in Budapest.

He said that rejecting criticism addressed to Budapest for co-operating with Moscow, adding that other European countries with Russia were concluding huge deals "under the wraps".
Szijjrt said in an interview with the Austrian News Agency APA that he detected double standards on this issue.

Athens is among the 20 nominees for Europe's best destination in 2020, being voted on by users of the website European Best Destinations in association with the continent's largest travel agencies.

Opposition forces talked about an "electoral breakthrough" while politicians of Orban's ruling Fidesz party repeated the mantra that Fidesz remained the most popular party by far in a country dominated by orange (the colour of Fidesz).

Who is right? In fact, both were. 

Sex and the cities

Karacsony called his victory "a lesson on democracy" after Fidesz-backed Istvan Tarlos conceded defeat, media reported.

With most ballots counted, Karacsony, 44, had the support of more than 50 per cent of voters in the capital, compared with just over 44 per cent for Tarlos, 71, mayor of Budapest since 2010.