News archive of February 2015

Following Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ earlier statements at a SYRIZA central committee meeting, main opposition New Democracy party underlined that the new leftist government is merely leading the country towards a third bailout plan, better known as a “memorandum”.

The second Super G race of the Alpine Skiing World Cup taking place in Bansko, Bulgaria, has been called off due to the thick fog.

This comes after Friday's weather conditions also imposed a reschedule, with the Friday event now set for Monday.

The Super Giant Slalom began at 11:15 EET (09:15 GMT), but came to a halt as fog fell and limited visibility.

The transformer of a Ski lift was set ablaze early on Saturday just before the beginning the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in the Bulgarian resort Bansko.

No-one has been injured.

The unification committee of the National Liberal Party (PNL) approved the PNL governance programme, a document that will set the grounds of the partnership with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, for the achievement of the project "Romania of things well-done," PNL co-chairman Vasile Blaga told a press conference on Saturday.

Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES PHOTO

Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis on Saturday offered his insight into the new leftist government’s negotiations and the 11th-hour deal that allowed Athens to request a loan agreement extension.

"We love and respect this Russia that gave the world many achievements and culture, but are concerned for this Russia where such killings happen," President Rosen Plenveliev has said.

The comment of Bulgaria's head of state was dedicated to the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov who was shot dead last week.

An Egyptian court sentences four Muslim Brotherhood members to death - two in absentia - as top leader Mohamed Badie and his two deputies get life sentences An Egyptian court on sentenced four Muslim Brotherhood members to death - two in absentia - on Feb. 28 over charges of killing demonstrators outside the group's headquarters in 2013, a judicial source has said.

In regards on what is said about the Greek Minister’s statement about “creative lack of clarity” in Eurogroup’s Greece’s reform list decision, the Ministry of Finance issued a statement.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Saturday congratulated Romania's Ambassador to the UK Ion Jinga, after the latter was awarded the title "Diplomat of the Year 2015," within an event hosted by the House of Commons.

Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES PHOTO

Due to increasingly violent situations in the Mediterranean due to efforts to curb migrant smuggling, amongst others, the Italian Coast Guard has requests that its officers carry side arms.

According to an announcement, “officers face dangerous situations on a daily basis”.