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Road wins for AEK, PAOK and Panathinaikos
All top six teams in the Super League scored victories this weekend, though with a varying degree of difficulty, leaving the top of the table unchanged. Meanwhile, former national team manager John Van't Schip is returning to Greece.
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Amfilochia: “I don’t have a child anymore, this is the only one I had” – The mother of Areti, who was murdered by her estranged husband, is devastated
The words of Areti’s mother, Mrs. Georgia, are heartbreaking, about the murder of her daughter by her estranged husband in Amphilochia, unable to hold back her tears.
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Not the New Czech President’s Style
While that may have attracted some additional support from a sizable but fragmented anti-establishment and extremist minority that has emerged in the country, it also appeared to help mobilise the liberal democratic part of the electorate. The resulting turnout of over 70 per cent was a record for the second round of the election.
Democracy Digest: COVID Ravages Undervaccinated Region
However, Babis's administration is on its way out of power, so his reluctance to act as the fourth wave of the pandemic approached has caused some head-scratching. Some quarters suspect the outgoing premier might have been waiting just to complicate things for the incoming government.
Election Loss and President’s Failing Health Weaken Czech PM’s Grip on Power
Nonetheless, President Milos Zeman, who wields the constitutional authority to appoint governments, invited the populist Babis - with whom he has a longstanding power pact - to meet on Sunday.
Czech Opposition Takes Anti-Populist Unity for a Test Drive
Ivan Bartos (l), leader of the Pirate Party, stands next to Vít Rakušan (R), leader of the Mayors and Independents party. Photo: Pirate Party Polarised
Polls published through September suggest that the twin coalitions are close to securing a combined 43.5 per cent of the vote, which could be just enough to win 101 of the 200 seats in parliament's lower house.
Democracy Digest: Ballot Box Bromance
The local press was full of complaints over the tightly controlled event, which Orban stressed had definitely no connection to the upcoming election in Czechia but was merely a standard state visit. Naturally, then, the two premiers refused to take questions, but treated the few journalists admitted to an hour-long chat.
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Four Months Before Election, Stork’s Nest Returns to Haunt Czech PM
The charges centre on a 50-million-koruna (2 million euros) subsidy granted to the Capi hnizdo (Stork's Nest) leisure resort, which sits around 50km south of Prague, in 2007. Police suspect that Babis hid Agrofert's ownership of the resort in order to access the subsidy, for which only small companies were eligible.
When Serbia helps an EU member state - "Incredible gift" PHOTO
The plane was escorted from Belgrade by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Czech Ambassador to Serbia Tom Kuchta.
At the session on May 20, the Government of Serbia decided that Serbia should give the Czech Republic 100.000 "Pfizer-BioNTech" vaccines as a sign of solidarity with the citizens of that country in the fight against COVID-19 epidemic.
Vucic: "Everything went well until we finally put two and two together" VIDEO
The President thanked Babis for his hospitality and pointed out that our exports and imports rates are growing. "We talked about everything: about vaccination, what we can do for Czech companies...", said Vui in a conversation with the media.
President Vui added that among the topics of conversation in Prague was the dialogue between Belgrade and Pritina.