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Joksimovic: Opening of chapters a message about stability

BELGRADE - Tuesday's opening of two new chapters in the EU accession talks will be a message that Serbia is a stable country that is carrying out reforms in various areas, says EU Integration Minister Jadranka Joksimovic.

Two very significant chapters are to be opened - Chapter 7 on intellectual property and Chapter 29 on the customs union, she told the RTS.

Beyond enduring: Merkel's new European ambition

In his thought-provoking new book on the state of the European project, Bulgarian writer Ivan Krastev quotes the poet Rilke: "Who speaks of victory? To endure is all." With a view to the European Union's prospects, Krastev adds, "But even enduring will not be easy." Seen from Athens, this will certainly resonate - and for good reasons.

Greeks skeptical about benefits, prospects of EU, survey shows

As the European Union's cohesion faces being sorely test by the upcoming Brexit negotiations and other challenges, Greeks appear increasingly skeptical about the benefits and prospects of the EU, according to a new study by London-based international policy institute Chatham House and research company Kantar.

The only Greek basketball team in Germany celebrated in the 2nd National Division (VIDEO-PHOTOS)

The Greek team of Munich, founded in 1996, has made significant distinctions in Germany and, as its chairman Konstantinos Kirsch states, their target is the first category.

It was May 1996 when a few Greek immigrants who loved the sport decided to establish the first basketball team with Greek players, mainly immigrants.

Turkish jets violate Greek air space

A pair of armed Turkish F-4s entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) at 11.39 a.m. on Wednesday and flew over the Anthropofagoi and Makronisi islets in the eastern Aegean, at an altitude of 10,000 feet, Kathimerini reports.

The Turkish jets were reportedly chased off by Greek planes before exiting the Athens FIR at 11.50 a.m.

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