News archive of June 2024

Turkish annual consumer price inflation reached 75.45% in May, a bit above expectations, official data showed on Monday, in what is expected to be the high watermark before a series of rate hikes and relative lira stability bring relief.

Cultural festival "African Voices" scheduled for June 6 at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, aims to enlighten audiences about the rich history, heritage, and music of the African continent while celebrating its diaspora in Greece.

BELGRADE - Serbia's external goods trade in January-April totalled approx. 22.25 bln euros, which is a 1.3 pct increase y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Goods exports were worth nearly 9.78 bln euros, rising by 1.4 pct y-o-y, while imports totalled 12.47 bln euros, rising by 1.3 pct y-o-y.

The Ministry of Tourism's mechanism for the bankruptcy of FTI, the third largest tour operator in Europe, is on full alert

Spanish-Greek duo Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew from the French Open mixed doubles on Monday, extending the fans' wait to see the couple take their partnership on court.

The pair, who recently rekindled their romance, had received a wildcard at the Paris major and were due to play Japan's Ena Shibahara and American Nathaniel Lammons in the first round.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric received the head of the Council of Europe (CoE) Office in Belgrade Janos Babity on Monday, noting that an attempt by the Pristina regime to join the CoE was a pressing issue for Serbia and that even considering the membership application irrespective of all principles of international public law was something Serbia was strongly against.

Turkish Education Minister, Yusuf Tekin stated on Monday that he would like to see Halki Greek Orthodox seminary open. 

However Tekin clarified that the final decision will be taken by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

A recent study estimated that by 2050 Panama would lose about 2.01% of its coastal territory to increases in sea levels

It is so unbelievably frustrating to see fellow-citizens so breezily giving up their right to vote so they can have a day on the beach. Let's say that we can forgive youngsters who refuse to take anything seriously and don't think their vote is that important in any case. But I cannot find any excuse for those voters who treat voting like something they only do when they can be bothered.

The announcement that Germany's FTI Group, Europe's third-largest tour operator, has filed for insolvency and will cancel or scale back trips that have not yet started comes at a critical time for Greek tourism as the main summer season begins.

FTI brings hundreds of thousands of Germans and other visitors to Greece, mainly to Crete, Rhodes, Kos and Corfu.