News archive of March 2014

Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic very generous with passports President’s mother-in-law has diplomatic passport

Belgrade Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic gave diplomatic passport to Milka Ninkovic (85), mother of Dragica Nikolic, a wife of the President of Serbia, the Blic learns.

EU to take measures against dependency on Russian gas

The European Commission will present an energy plan in June.

A construction worker stands in front of a section of Russia's South Stream pipeline near the village of Sajkas, 80 kilometres north of Serbian capital Belgrade on November 24th 2013. [AFP]

By George Georgakopoulos

Olympiakos beat Unicaja Malaga on Thursday for the fourth time this season, this time in Spain with an 80-63 score, and is now within reach of a spot in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague.

By George Georgakopoulos

PAOK is alone in second in the Super League after salvaging a draw at Apollon Smyrnis on Thursday, despite having led 3-0 after the first 37 minutes.

The Thessaloniki giant advanced through two goals by Lucas Perez, with Giorgos Katsikas adding a third, before Antonis Petropoulos and Giorgos Delizisis made it 3-2 by half-time.

By Dimitra Manifava

Dias Aquaculture decided on Thursday to file for bankruptcy and protection from its creditors following Wednesday’s rejection of its application to enter into the conciliation procedure under Chapter 99 of the Bankruptcy Law.

By Alexandra Kassimi

Greece’s largest carrier by passengers, Aegean Airlines is strengthening its presence in the domestic and international markets this year while aiming at the creation of an extra 2,400 jobs by the start of the summer season.

The omnibus bill due to be submitted to Parliament on Friday foresees greater protection for taxpayers who owe money to the state, while also reducing fines for some tax-related offenses.

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

The local credit sector is optimistic that Eurobank’s share capital increase, expected to come to 3 billion euros, will prove successful following the overbooking for the increases of Piraeus and Alpha earlier this week.

There was a 26 percent rise in the number of Greeks complaining about the country’s public administration last year compared to 2012, according to the annual report compiled by the Ombudsman.

 Decision hinges on Greek Parliament’s voting on the multi-bill