Istanbul listed Sabanci Holding reports 2020 profit of 5bn lira
Istanbul-listed Sabanci Holding (SAHOL), the second largest conglomerate in Turkey behind Koc Holding (KCHOL), produced a 2020 profit of Turkish lira …
Mother throws children to safety from burning building in Istanbul
Children unhurt after falling from third floor, and woman later discharged from hospitalA woman rescued her four children from a burning building in Istanbul by throwing them out of a Read More
EU Commission VP Schinas defends border agency Frontex
European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas on Thursday sprang to the defense of the EU’s border agency Frontex, just days after Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson criticized the organization and Read More
Greek theater’s sexual abuse case sparks belated #MeToo movement
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni is suspected of protecting Dimitri Lignadis, a former Greek National Theatre director accused of sexual abuse. The case pushed a #MeToo movement and could bring Read More
Attack on journalist Visar Duriqi condemned
International and local Kosovo press associations have condemned an attack on an investigative journalist, who was brutally beaten near his house in Fushe Kosove at around midnight on Wednesday. Visar Read More
EBRD to fund two water and wastewater upgrade projects in Bulgaria
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on February 25 it will provide co-financing for two water and wastewater utility …
Covid-19: Bulgaria’s PM backs ‘vaccine passports’
Ahead of an online meeting on European Union heads of government on February 25, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has backed the idea of Covid-19 “vaccine passports”. Borissov said that Read More
Cyber-attacks on online media endanger media freedom in BiH
Following the recent hacker attacks on media portals Žurnal and Buka, the European Union Delegation to BiH and European Union Special Representative in BiH, the OSCE Mission to BiH, the Read More
Former intelligence chief indicted in ‘Gulenist’ case
The Special Prosecution has confirmed to BIRN that an indictment has been filed against three individuals in connection with the deportation of six Turkish nationals from Kosovo to Turkey on Read More
UN calls meeting for talks on Cyprus reunification
The United Nations will hold a meeting in April to consider prospects for resuming talks on reunifying the divided island of Cyprus, the first such gathering since negotiations collapsed in Read More
