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Days of mourning have begun in Serbia
In accordance with the Law on Marking the Day of Mourning, certain rules are prescribed.
The regulations on the manner of marking the day of mourning state that authorities and organizations, as well as other legal entities that display the flag, are obliged to lower the flag of the Republic of Serbia to half-mast, i.e. at half mast, with appropriate lighting at night.
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Jazz at the Museum | Athens | May 5 & 6
The Basil & Elise Goulandris Museum (goulandris.gr) wraps up its tribute to poetry and jazz with a performance centered on 15 poems by Dimitris Kataleifos. The award-winning poet and actor joins forces with the Dimitris Tsakas jazz quartet for this program, which has been titled "Body and Dreams." Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets can be purchased online at viva.gr or by phone at 11876.
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Suspected fraudster wanted in Switzerland arrested at Athens Airport
A 44-year-old man wanted in Switzerland for online fraud was arrested at the Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" on a European arrest warrant on Tuesday night, police said Thursday.
Swiss authorities believe the accused is a member of a criminal network that engaged in online investment fraud against citizens primarily within the European Union.
Milic: School shooter had plan of building, list of victims
BELGRADE - Belgrade Police Chief Veselin Milic said on Wednesday the perpetrator of a deadly school shooting in downtown Belgrade this morning had planned the attack beforehand and had made a detailed plan of the school building and a list of victims.
Ruzic: Three-day national mourning declared following deadly school shooting
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Education Branko Ruzic said on Wednesday the Serbian government had decided to declare a three-day national mourning from May 5 through 7 following a deadly shooting spree in a downtown Belgrade primary school this morning.
Cyprus cuts VAT to 0% for certain products
The Cyprus Council of Ministers approved a decree during Tuesday's session, which imposes a zero VAT rate on the delivery of certain products until October 31.
These include bread, milk, eggs, baby food, baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, and adult diapers.
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Berlin ‘ready to contribute’ to Athens-Ankara thaw
There are encouraging signs of progress in Greek-Turkish relations, according to the German Chancellery's Foreign and Security Policy Adviser Jens Ploetner. Speaking to Kathimerini as he attended the eighth edition of the Delphi Economic Forum, the former German ambassador to Athens stresses that Berlin is ready to facilitate bilateral contacts "if so wished by the parties."
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Bulgaria’s President on May 1st: Our Common Task is to Defend the cause of Social Justice
"Democracy and a developed society are unthinkable in the absence of social justice" - this is what President Rumen Radev wrote on Facebook on the occasion of International Labor Day.
Married women to be able to use maiden name
The Constitutional Court has annulled a decree in the Civil Code that a woman should take her husband's surname after marriage on the grounds that it is contrary to the principle of equality.
With this decision, which will enter into force after nine months, women will not need to file a lawsuit in order to use only their celibate surnames after marriage.
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Iran Offers Route to Parenthood for Some Balkan Couples
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Zana Mihaljevic needs $17,000 to become a mum.
The 51-year-old founder of the 'Be a Mum' Foundation, which promotes support for women trying to have a child, suffers from hypogonadism, which means her ovaries do not produce enough hormones.