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The European Commission reaffirmed today that Romania and Bulgaria are fully prepared for complete accession to the Schengen area, according to a spokesperson cited by the Agerpres agency and reported by BTA.

The "Ankara Landscape," the oldest known painting of the Turkish capital Ankara, has been projected onto the walls of the Temple of Augustus in the Altındağ district.

The painting is believed to have been created by an unknown Dutch artist in the 18th century and belongs to a museum in the Netherlands.

Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, stated during a forum in Sofia focused on Schengen and Eurozone integration that Bulgaria must regain its role as a guarantor of the European Union's external borders. He emphasized that a recent "change" has taken the country "thousands of kilometers away" from joining Schengen and the Eurozone.

Tucked away in the turquoise embrace of the Aegean Sea, Lipsi has captured global attention, securing the second spot on the Far Away Travel Blog's prestigious list of the world's top 10 authentic exotic destinations for 2025.

Interest in Türkiye is growing, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said on social media platform X, after holding talks in Germany during a one-day visit.

He had productive meetings with executives of large companies and investors in Germany, the minister said.

"We are intensifying our efforts to increase international direct investments, which is our main goal," Şimşek added.

At the start of summer 2024, Bulgaria has reported record low unemployment levels. According to the latest data from Eurostat, the share of job vacancies across the European Union declined to 2.4 percent in the second quarter, down from 2.6 percent in the previous quarter.

A musical performance of remembrance and tribute dedicated to the universal Greek figure, Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, whose life and invaluable humanitarian work touched the lives of thousands, generously offering Love, Hope, and Light, was held by the family of Vardis I. Vardinoyannis, in collaboration with the “Marianna V.

Rescue teams evacuated the remaining 10 tourists from the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium who had to spend the night inside a mountain gorge in Crete, after a rockfall killed a German tourist on Wednesday.

Continuing its impressive journey in Greece and worldwide, Sofia Exarchou’s Animal has become only the third Greek film in history to earn a final nomination for the European LUX Audience Award, co-organized by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy.

A boat carrying 22 migrants was spotted 37 nautical miles south of Gavdos.

Specifically, according to reports, the port authorities of Paleochora, Agia Galini, and Sfakia were informed about a small wooden boat in the area, and assistance for rescue was requested.