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Greece
Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria Urge EU to Help in Growing Migration Crisis
Greece, Cyprus, and Bulgaria, the three EU member states closest to Turkey, are expected demand a response regarding the ongoing migration crisis at the EU summit of ministers of justice and home affairs on Tuesday.
Athens, Nicosia, and Sofia decided...
Diplomacy
Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria in Joint Initiative to Tackle Migration Crisis
Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria have decided to undertake a joint initiative for tackling migration in the Eastern Mediterranean, which they will present at the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs Council on October 7-8 in Luxembourg.
The news comes as...
Greece
University of Thessaloniki Students Win Five Medals at International Math Competition
A group of students from the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) returned to their university campus on Monday with five medals they had won at the International Mathematics Competition-IMC in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
The seven students competed with fellow college students...
Energy
PM Tsipras Visits Greek-Bulgarian Border to Launch New Gas Pipeline
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the Greek-Bulgarian border, at the village of Kirkovo on Wednesday, to attend a ceremony for the launching of the construction of a new gas pipeline. The new pipeline will be called "Gas Interconnector...
entertainment
Greek-American John Kalafatis Partners With Nu Boyana to Open Studios in Thessaloniki
The CEO of New York-based York Studios, John Kalafatis, has partnered with Nu Boyana to open brand new state-of-the-art film stages in Thessaloniki.
The Greek government has enacted a great film incentive for both US and international movies looking to shoot...
Greece
Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania Plan to Host the World Cup
Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania on Saturday announced a joint effort to host the 2030 World Cup and 2028 Euros.
"We are starting a common course, with optimism, with a smile, seriousness, awareness of reality and basically for better days...
Crime
Bulgarian Μan Arrested Over Murder of Greek Australian in Athens
Greek police arrested on Thursday a Bulgarian man in connection with the execution-style killing of Greek-Australian businessman Yiannis Makris in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula on October 31, 2018.
Police have now arrested a 31-year-old Bulgarian suspect in connection...
Business
Greece's DEPA to Begin Selling Natural Gas to Bulgaria
Greek energy provider DEPA on Tuesday became the first Western company to strike a deal with Bulgaria’s state-owned Bulgargaz to provide natural gas to the country.
This is the first time Bulgaria has ever bought gas from another provider outside its long-term...
Diplomacy
Zaev Claims ''I'm Macedonian and I'm Speaking Macedonian''
Responding to the Bulgarian Assembly's Vice chairperson's remarks that he should not misuse the term ''Macedonian language'', the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, insisted that he is ''Madeconian.''
He also insisted that his language...
Education
Greek Researcher Among Winners of ”130 Years Sofia University” Awards
A Greek national, Anastasios Papapostolou, was one of six winners of the ''130 Years Sofia University'' Awards that were bestowed by Bulgaria's oldest institution of higher education, in March 2018.
The competition was sponsored by the Faculty of Mathematics and...