News archive of December 2018

The intensity level of the epidemic process of influenza and acute respiratory diseases in Bulgaria continues to increase gradually.

This was reported by the Ministry of Health in connection with the season's introduction of influenza. A total of 381,400 individuals from all age groups reported 4,512 cases of acute respiratory disease. 4 071 cases were in the previous week.

Members of disabled groups from around Greece — some wearing white gloves to protest in sign language — have staged rallies in Athens and other cities to call for expanded exemptions from bailout-era taxes.

A Turkish justice ministry official at Turkey's embassy in London has been called home over the extradition process of Akın İpek, which Ankara accuses of being a member of the illegal FETÖ.

Some of the people who had to flee the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, where at least 100 people were reportedly killed in a chemical weapons attack in April, in southern Idlib, just 130 kilometers from Turkey’s Cilvegözü border crossing on the Syrian border, are now going back to their hometown. Click through for the story in photos by Hürriyet's Fevzi Kızılkoyun...

Preschoolers aged 2-4 years old are invited take part in "Young Vines," a Greek and English outdoor education program at the Ktima Kokotou vineyard at Stamata in eastern Attica. Here, participants learn about farming and taking care of animals, as well as playing games and completing tasks that help them develop important skills.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday had a meeting in Zagreb with her Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic, whom she discussed with the economic and commercial relations existing between the two states, but also about Romania preparing to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, 2019.

"Greek Seas: A Photographic Journey in Time," showcases the inspiration Greek and foreign artists drew from the Greek seascape from the 19th century up until the 1970s. The exhibition is dedicated to the notion of the sea as an integral part of everyday life in a large portion of Greece.

Don't miss Campion School's Christmas Bazaar, which will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 9. This year's bazaar will be a family day full of wonderful seasonal food, terrific children's games and musical entertainment, along with the chance to do some early Christmas gift shopping.

Campion School, Aghias Ioulianis, Pallini, tel 210.607.1700

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this in Brussels on Monday.

Stoltenberg spoke ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday, when "Western Balkan countries' relations with NATO" will also be considered together with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

As of today, 'unjustified geo-blocking' on websites across Europe is illegal, ITportal.