Greek Gas Company DEPA Should Remain State-Owned – Energy Minister
Greece will not privatize gas company DEPA, according to Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis.
Serbia’s Privatization Agency has announced a call for bids for 38 state-owned media outlets, including the Tanjug news agency.
The 38 media outlets, mostly regional radio stations, will be sold via public auctions.
The acquisition of 100% ownership of the Tanjug news agency is estimated at EUR 760, 935.74, according to the online version of Serbian daily Kurir.
Domestic and foreign natural and legal persons, as well as consortiums, may participate in the privatization of Tanjug.
The deadline for the submission of documents is July 30, 3 p.m. local time, while the bid opening will take place on August 3.
The deposit for participation in the procedure stands at EUR 76.093,57.
Meanwhile, Serbia’s Parliament adopted legal changes on Monday to extend the deadline for media privatization by October 31, 2015.
The legal amendments were backed by 158 MPs, with 13 votes against and 3 abstentions, according to B92.
Tanjug was established in November 1943 as Yugoslavia's official news agency.
It was founded by Mo?a Pijade, a close confidant of Josip Broz Tito.
The United States is reinforcing its military footprint in the Eastern Mediterranean by heavily fortifying the naval base at Souda Bay, located on the Greek island of Crete
A state of emergency has been declared in the area surrounding the large wildfire near Ierapetra on the Greek island of Crete
A full blockade of several major Serbian cities was launched on the morning of July 4 in protest against police violence
Romania is facing a severe financial crisis
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski has sharply criticized the latest developments in the European Parliament, accusing it of erasing Macedonian identity and language in what he described as a "Taliban-style" move
A large forest fire broke out near the town of Vourvourou on the Sithonia peninsula in Halkidiki, an area known for campsites and holiday homes
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