europe's best

Olympiakos started off in the Euroleague with a loss at Fenerbahce, after holder Panathinaikos had to work harder than expected to defeat Alba in Berlin.

The Greens won 87-77 on Thursday at one of the least fancied teams in the new Euroleague, and at the city they had won the trophy just a few months ago.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Thursday that, according to the available figures for 2024, Serbia was Europe's best performer in terms of GDP growth.

The award-winning Chamber Orchestra of Europe will perform at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Dionysiou Areopagitou) on June 30, under the baton of podium superstar Britain's Sir Simon Rattle. Don't miss the chance to listen to classical music masterpieces like Schubert's Symphony No 9 from one of Europe's best orchestras. Tickets start from 5 euros at more.com.

Istanbul has been unanimously chosen as the host for the fourth European Games in 2027, the European Olympic Committees (EOC) said Wednesday.

The multi-sport event, first staged in 2015, was the fifth continental Games to be established after the Asian Games, Pan American Games, Pacific Games and African Games.

Istanbul Airport has received five honors in the 2023 Global Traveler Tested Reader's Survey Awards by Global Traveler, including "World's Best Airport" and "Europe's Best Airport," the airport's operator İGA Istanbul has announced.

This has further cemented İGA's position as a leader in global aviation.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Monday there had never been any plans to privatise the national power company EPS, but that the plan was to professionalise it in the best interest of employees.

Turkish Airlines has been named Europe's best airline for an eighth time by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organization.

The flag carrier also bagged awards in the best Airline in Southern Europe, best Business Class catering, best Economy class catering and best economy class seat in Europe categories.

Europe's best-selling newspaper, German tabloid "Bild" plans to replace a number of editorial positions with artificial intelligence as part of a €100m cost-cutting program, Britain's "Guardian" reported, citing emails sent to the paper's staff. The group will also reorganize its business with regional newspapers, which will lead to hundreds of redundancies in total.

Europe's best rowers have converged on the lakeside resort of Bled for the European Rowing Championships. A total of 560 competitors from 33 countries will be vying for medals between 25 and 28 May. Slovenia has sent nine Slovenian boats into the race.

Hiša Franko, the restaurant run by the Slovenian Michelin-starred chef Ana Roš in the Soča Valley, has been picked as one of Europe's best gourmet getaways by the National Geographic.

On 7 April, the UK-based magazine National Geographic Traveller released the list of 23 iconic European restaurants that it says merit saving up and planning a short trip around them.