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Poland summoned the Hungarian ambassador and recalled the Polish ambassador in Budapest for consultations in reaction to the granting of asylum by Budapest to Polish former Deputy Minister of Justice Marcyn Romanowski, announced the Polish Foreign Ministry.

The Hungarian government has offered asylum to a Polish former deputy minister in the previous government of the right-wing populist Law and Justice Party (PiS), Budapest announced yesterday (Thursday).

Authorities in Poland issued a European arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Marcyn Romanowski the day before yesterday, Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Warsaw on December 12 to discuss a potential peacekeeping mission aimed at securing Ukraine's sovereignty, contingent upon a possible agreement with Russia. This mission is part of France's ongoing proposal to protect Ukraine's borders and ensure that any ceasefire terms are respected by the occupiers.

Housing affordability in Sofia has improved since the pandemic, making it one of the few capitals in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to experience this positive trend, according to a report by Colliers International.

For almost a century, the smell of chocolate was carried by the breeze in Warsaw's Kamionek neighborhood, rising from the imposing Wedel factory — the seat of a sweet-toothed country's most famous confectioner.

BACKA TOPOLA - Serbian football club TSC Backa Topola suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Polish side Legia Warsaw in a UEFA Conference League Match Day 2 game on Thursday evening.

Bartosz Kapustka (11 min), Luquinhas (47 min) and Kacper Chodyna (62 min) provided the goals for Legia.

TSC, who are still without points in the competition, next face Swiss outfit Lugano at home.

Athens' interest in boosting the Western Balkans' European integration prospects and particularly those of Serbia - the largest and most influential country in the region - was underscored by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit to Belgrade on Wednesday evening, during which he and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, attended a dinner hosted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The great composer Mimis Plessas has passed away. On October 12, he would have celebrated his 100th birthday.

ALMATI - Serbian football club TSC Backa Topola lost 1-0 away to Kazakh side Astana in a UEFA Europa Conference League Match Day 1 game in Almati on Thursday evening.

Kipras Kazukolovas scored the winner for the hosts in the 15th minute with a header after a corner kick, while TSC players failed to score despite hitting the crossbar as many as three times during the game.

The renovation and expansion projects for Greece’s largest airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, are set to begin in the first quarter of 2025, with early indications showing positive pre-bookings for the 2024/2025 winter season.