NICOSIA, Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met on Thursday (July 23rd) in another round of talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. The negotiations focused on immigration, asylum and citizenship issues. UN Secretary-General Special Representative Taye-Brook Zerihoun says they will meet again in a …

ATHENS, Greece Unknown attackers lobbed homemade explosives at an office of the ruling New Democracy party in Thessaloniki on Thursday (July 23rd), causing a fire and subsequent property damage. A short time later, a car belonging to the Cypriot consulate in Thessaloniki was seriously damaged in a similar attack. Earlier …

Albania’s Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday to freeze all investments, from August 3, due to weakening revenue streams and higher expenditures in the run-up to the recent national elections. With the June 28 parliamentary polls behind them, experts say Albania’s politicians must initiate a candid debate on the local …