News archive of September 2023

A resident of flood-hit central Greece prepares to take up quarters at a refugee camp in Koutsochero, some 20 kilometers from the city of Larissa, on Monday, as a new storm swept into Greece.

Migration minister Dimitris Kairidis said on Tuesday that the government is planning a major regularization program for migrants to meet pressing demands in the labor market despite a recent increase in illegal arrivals.

The residents of the municipality of Palamas in Karditsa, central Greece, took the initiative to safeguard their community in light of the new wave of bad weather, storm Elias, announced the president of the local community Dimitris Tsigardas on Tuesday. 

The Athens Baroque Festival will present four musical performances with 16 distinguished musicians from all over Europe to take you on a journey into the genre's world of paradox and excess. The festival will take place at the Choros Theater (6-8 Praviou). Tickets are available at ticketservices.gr, with the option of purchasing a four-day pass for 45 euros.

Tuesday saw the benchmark at Athinon Avenue avoid another decline as it held on to some of its gains and ended the day in the black and on a week-high, albeit on reduced turnover. On Wednesday the Greek bourse is entering the three-day period for the floating of Optima, the first bank to be listed on the Greek stock market since the end of the financial crisis.

Elections are not determined only by the programs presented by the candidates. Sometimes the result is decided by volatile, emotional factors.

For a democracy to function properly it needs not only an efficient government, but also a strong opposition able to offer, both in Parliament and elsewhere, constructive criticism and viable alternative solutions to the problems facing the country.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met on Tuesday with senior Japanese foreign ministry official Kimitake Nakamura, who is in Belgrade for regular bilateral political consultations between the foreign ministries of Serbia and Japan.

Nakamura holds the position of deputy director-general for European affairs and Western Balkans ambassador.

TIRANA - Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic said on Tuesday in Tirana regional cooperation was extremely important to Serbia and that this was indicated by the fact Serbia had seen a 1.7 bln euro trade surplus with countries in the region in the first seven months of this year alone.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a delegation of the Chinese HBIS Group on Tuesday to discuss the company's plans for further investments in Serbia.