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Efforts to introduce a proper evaluation system for educators into Greece's education system and to reduce the excess number of tertiary institutions through mergers are two red flags for enemies of reform.

BELGRADE - Fifteen polling stations across Serbia opened for the repeat parliamentary elections on Wednesday morning.

The polling stations opened on time, at 7 am, and will close at 8 pm, the central electoral commission RIK announced.

BELGRADE - Election silence began at midnight in Serbia ahead of the repeat elections scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, at 15 polling stations across the country.

The election silence ends on May 4 at 8 pm, with preliminary results to be announced on Wednesday evening, the central electoral commission has announced.

Voting will be repeated at 15 polling stations on Wednesday, May 4, the national electoral commission (RIK) said.

19,631 eligible voters will again have an opportunity to cast their ballots in the Serbian parliamentary elections,

BELGRADE - Election silence, which will remain in place until the closure of polling stations at 8 pm Sunday, began at midnight in Serbia, banning political parties from engaging in pre-election activities.

From 7 am Sunday, when the polling stations open, Serbian citizens will elect the new national parliament and the Vojvodina provincial assembly, as well as most local assemblies.

Bulgaria's new anti-corruption draft law now before Parliament is more stringent than the version presented last year, Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva has told envoys of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday accused New Democracy opposition of "pursuing a far-right agenda" by seeking to connect the ongoing refugee crisis with the threat of terrorism.

The negotiations between the Greek government and the representatives of lenders broke off at around 2:00 am after a 7-hour round of talks without reaching any agreement.

The new round of talks will resume on April 18 after the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said.

One in five people worldwide report having paid a bribe for land, with rates even higher in sub-Saharan Africa where women say they are forced to trade sex for property rights, according to research by a top global anti-corruption watchdog. 

More than two-fifth of Turks have claimed their votes are not swayed by allegations of corruption directed towards political parties, a survey conducted by Transparency International Turkey has shown, underscoring that awareness of corruption cases which directly affect personal finances is not present for political corruption allegations in determining voting behavior.