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Slovenia hosted the European Scything Championship for the third time between 28 and 30 July, featuring participants from eight countries or regions showcasing their scything skills in this age-old craft.

Night trains have made a comeback in Europe thanks to their low-carbon footprint, but after years of neglect, the renaissance has had a bumpy ride.

Operators admit that the trains are outdated - with passengers facing the occasional delays, technical problems or malfunctioning toilets - while companies compete in an overloaded network.

"Everyone in Serbia wants to see a finished highway, and when you tell them give us a stone, no one gives a stone," said Vui while driving along the newly opened section.
"This road will cost 1.2-1.4 billion euros, depending on which section we will do the full profile," said the Serbian president.

Climate activists have disrupted the opening night of the Salzburg Festival of music and theater in Austria, an activist group said, in the latest such protest to target an arts venue.

Bulgaria climbed to 13th place for 2023 in the authoritative ranking of the London-based private consulting firm "Henley & Partners" for the most attractive passports in the world.

The European Commission announced today that it is extending three criminal proceedings against Bulgaria by sending official letters of notification.

The cases are related to automobile insurance, the transportation of dangerous goods and the reporting of corporate taxes.

The Turkish passport advanced three positions in the most recent Henley Passport Index quarterly update, taking up position 50 among the "world's most powerful passports."

The Henley Passport Index, which is updated globally every three months, announced the new ranking of the world's most powerful passports.

BELGRADE - Telekom Srbija CEO Vladimir Lucic said on Tuesday the company's expansion to Germany was its "biggest undertaking yet."

Telekom Srbija launched its services in Germany on Monday.

A woman went to bathe in the protected lake "Babreka" in the Rila mountains. Despite the ban on bathing in the Rila lakes, this is not the first such incident. However, it is difficult to identify and punish the perpetrators.

"The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen in October 2023 remains a realistic possibility", said Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, who is on a visit to Bucharest and met his Romanian counterpart Marcel Kolaja.