News archive of March 2017

Golden Dawn office attacked

Police detained four people after an attack against a branch of the extreme right Golden Dawn party in Athens on Friday morning by unknown assailants.

According to initial reports, the attackers used sledgehammers to smash the windows of an adjacent bookstore after failing to break through the front door of the party's office.

Removing Assad from power "no longer US priority"

Making Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power is not longer a priority of US foreign policy.

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley made this statement, confirming a clear shift in policy compared to her country's previous administration.

EU to USA: Mess with Brexit and we’ll mess with Texas!

European Commission PresidentJean-Claude Juncker hit back atDonald Trump’s support for the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union, joking that he would champion American states that wanted to secede from the union.

Election silence in force in Serbia until Sunday evening

The election silence rule has come into effect in Serbia starting at midnight.

The ban on election propaganda, rallies, and publishing of projections of election results will be lifted when the polls close at 20:00 CET on Sunday, April 2.

Three Injured in Knife Attack by Pro-Turkish Government

A knife gang slashed several people outside the Turkish embassy in Brussels city centre, according to Daily Express.

The victims were injured in violent clashes which erupted between rival groups during voting in the Turkish constitutional referendum. 

According to reports three Kurds were attacked by supporters of of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 

6th European Forum on Social Entrepreneurship Held in Plovdiv

The second-largest Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is hosting the 6th edition of the European Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, BNR said. 

Over 100 social enterprises and cooperatives which support the employment of disabled people from 16 countries are participating.

Vucic: Region under pressure, Russia concerned, too

BELGRADE - The big powers are once again in a showdown over the region, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said late Monday, adding it was quite logical that most of his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier in the day had been about the situation in the region.

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