A human trafficker from Turkey has disclosed the methods he used to smuggle illegal immigrants into Greece and charged that he had bribed a Greek Coast Guard official to look the other way. In an interview with the Turkish newspaper Zaman, the man, identified as Captain Muharrem, said he has been using a fishing boat [...]
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Greek Minister of Tourism in Serbia
Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefaloyiannis, is in Serbia for a two-day visit, accompanied by the Vice President of GNTO, Christopher Kaparounakis. Kefaloyiannis met with her Serbian counterpart Goran Petkovic. They discussed extensively on issues concerning bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector and agreed there is huge development potential. “My meeting with Mr. Petkovic was held in an [...]
Ceremony for Greek WWI Victims in Serbia
The annual ceremony honoring the memories of the Greek victims of World War I in Serbia was held at the military cemetery of Pirot, southeastern Serbia. The ceremony was organized by the defence attaché of the Greek Embassy to Belgrade, Brigadier General Apostolos Kostopoulos. The Pirot Military Cemetery is the resting place of 358 Greek [...]
Greeks to Build Bridge on Corridor 10 in Serbia
Greek company Terna started constructing the first largest bridge over the South Morava near Leskovac on Friday in Corridor 10. The bridge is being built in a place called Mala Kopasnica. The Greek company is conducting the work together with local subcontractors, so Serbian workers and experts are also working on the bridge, Subarevic noted. [...]
Greece Still the Most Popular Destination for Serbs
Greece is still the most popular summer destination and approximately 60 percent of tourists from Serbia are expected to spend their summer vacation here, Zoran Arsenovic, president of the Management Board of the National Association of Tourist Agencies (YUTA) said. Arsenovic added that tourists agencies were satisfied with sales of summer packages and that they [...]
Greek KFOR: Situation in North Calm, Roads Open for Traffic
Greek KFOR troops set up two checkpoints on the road in Rudare and are now performing a routine traffic control. In addition to standard military SUVs, on one of the checkpoints could be seen a “badger” vehicle, designed to be able to overcome all kinds of obstacles on difficult roads, and a water cannon armored vehicle. [...]
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
