Virtue

When you feel overwhelmed and stressed out, it's time for a serious self-analysis. Now be honest with yourself. Who told you to work late hours every day? Really? Why do you need to prove yourself? To whom?

The Venice Commission, a Council of Europe advisory body made up of independent constitutional law experts, said on Monday that the draft religious freedom law was a step forward, but urged the Montenegrin government to organise consultations with the public, including representatives of religious communities, amid tensions with the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Bucharest, May 31 /Agerpres/ - The problem of faith is lack of joy, faith wavers when it just floats along in sadness and discouragement, said Pope Francis in the message conveyed, on Friday, at the "St. Joseph" Cathedral in Bucharest. "The living memory of your people preserves this powerful sense of hope against every attempt to dim or extinguish it.

Homicide investigators in northern Greece sought the help of soil analysis experts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki to locate the remains of a local man who was reported missing in November 2016, the Greek Police (ELAS) said on Friday.

BBC radio has come up with English translations of the Greek words "philotimo" and "philoxenia," traditionally considered as the hardest concepts to render in foreign languages.

A persecuted people who, in their effort to protect themselves, evolved into one of the world's most powerful. Through their constant struggle for survival, they have been shown to possess perseverance and wide-ranging abilities. Solidarity is their key ingredient. They are an example to be imitated.

President Klaus Iohannis on Monday sent a message to Romanians on the occasion of Christmas, saying that the birth of the Lord represents a celebration of the miracle of life and a celebration of goodness, compassion and generosity.

There will be no increase in garbage tax in the capital in 2019, Doncho Barbalov, Deputy Mayor of Finance and Economic Affairs, announced at a briefing in the Sofia Municipality.

He added that in 2019 there would be a record budget for the cleanliness of the city.

The courage of the Greek people during World War II and the courage of people fighting for freedom and democracy around the world today meet each year in Washington, DC. And when they do, something spectacular happens - US presidents make tens of millions aware, a Nobel Prize emerges, dissidents are released from prison and others are provided additional protection.

As awful as major disasters may be, they tend to bring out the best in this country. It happened in the wake of the destructive flash floods in Mandra, west of Athens, and more recently after the lethal wildfires that ravaged Mati and other settlements east of the capital.

Volunteer groups, foundations, businesses and individuals all joined the relief effort.