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Bulgaria has prepared a project to finance a new 10 km metro in Sofia and at least 9 metro stations for the next programming period until 2027, said Dr. Angel Jorgov, Deputy Director of the Investment Activity Division at Metropolitan EAD . Three of them will be on "Vladimir Vazov" Blvd., while the other six will be in the direction of the beam. k.

Goldman Sachs was mandated by German retailer Metro, to find a buyer for real estate owned by the company in Romania and Bulgaria.

After the recent disruptions to Athens public transport services, there are more to come, as the metro drivers' union plans to hold meetings in the coming days to decide on further 24-hour strikes.

However, critics accuse the leadership of various unions of taking decisions without consulting members - prompting charges that a majority is no longer needed to call a strike.

BBC - Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar have escaped from a zoo in Lünebach in western Germany, police have said.

Local authorities advised residents to stay inside their homes and call police if they see anything. A massive hunt is under way for the five big cats.

A bear had also escaped from the privately owned Eifel zoo, but was shot dead, a local official told AFP.

Workers at the Athens metro on Thursday called off their announced work stoppage on April 10, to facilitate Easter travelers.

Metro employees union SELMA said in a statement that labor action will be scheduled at a later date.

Workers are complaining over staff and spare parts shortages which they say undermine the smooth and safe operation of the network.

The big supermarket chains in Greece are seeking a share of a market estimated at 9.5 billion euros per year. This is the small and medium-sized retail market (minimarkets and specialized stores), which currently boasts a considerable share of more than 50 percent of retailing.

The first metro line in Belgrade will be in fact in 2022. This was stated by Serbian President Alexander Vucic, quoted by SeeNews.

According to his words, the construction starts this year.

According to Serbian media reports, Russian companies will participate in the construction of the metro.

Belgrade plans to build two metro lines with a length of 22 km and 19.8 km.

Turkey’s first automated urban metro system was launched on Dec. 15 in Istanbul, the country’s largest city.

We ought to be outraged by the trouble Tuesday's strike on the Athens metro caused for many thousands of residents of the Greek capital.

Motorists got stuck in traffic for hours and commuters were jostled and squashed as they tried to get into jam-packed buses because the metro unionists decided to call a strike for which there is absolutely no justification.

Workers on the Greek capital's subway system have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike that has snarled traffic across Athens.

The metro workers' union called the strike to protest what they say is underfunding of the public transport system, and the possibility that the Athens Metro would be included in privatization plans.