News archive of October 2014

Beşiktaş is set to host Fenerbahçe on Nov. 2, bidding to put an end to nearly decade-long weakness against its archrivals in the headline game of the weekend, with both teams sweating to top the league standings.

Blogger Melih Karakelle has written a piece to inform his friends and relatives why he left Turkey. His blog, www.melihkarakelle.com, is usually visited by 500 people a month. But his latest piece hit 100,000 in the first 24 hours.

Clever feats of engineering that required precise calculations of slope and hill elevation, Istanbul’s aqueducts crisscrossed the city, bringing water to the imperial city Today in Istanbul we cross under the Aqueduct of Valens, but give this ruined, fourth-century structure little thought as we try to navigate traffic.

By George Georgakopoulos

Captain Vassilis Spanoulis helped Olympiakos narrowly avoid an upset on Friday as it defeated Euroleague debutant Neptunas Klaipeda 85-81 in overtime in Lithuania to preserve its perfect start to the competition.

By Sotiris Nikas

The reduction of Greek households’ disposable incomes in 2013 compared with 2012 amounted to a total of 14 billion euros, the biggest since the start of the crisis according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

By Evgenia Tzortzi

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By Roula Salourou and Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

Over 850,000 taxpayers chose not to pay their taxes in September in anticipation of the new payment programs the government had announced it would introduce. The new state debtors will be able to enter the 100-tranche plan with a minimum payable amount of 50 euros.

 ‘New relationship’ between Greece and its peers to include terms on improving state and business sectors

By Sotiris Nikas

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Bulgaria's state-owned National Electric Company (NEK) has reported a loss of BGN 425 M for the first nine months of 2014.

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BELGRADE - Chair of the French parliament foreign affairs committee Elisabeth Guigou praised on Friday Serbia's progress in EU integration.