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The failure of Portugal’s Banco Espirito Santo to pay its dues earlier this week continued to radiate jitters across European markets on Thursday, inflicting fresh losses on most Greek stocks. The Greek bond issue’s mediocre performance did not help matte... ...

The European Commission has formally requested 18 member states among which Bulgaria to improve their Functional Airspace Blocks, Thursday.

Neal Armstrong & Leo Laikola

Greece hired banks to sell three-year debt, accessing international markets for the second time in three months, after European Central Bank stimulus measures fueled a rally in bonds across the euro area this year.

BASTAD - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic managed to reach the quarterfinals at the Swedish Open in Bastad on Wednesday, after Jerzy Janowicz of Poland withdrew from a match due to an injury.

The match was suspended when Lajovic had a lead of 6-3, 1-1. At the end of the first set, Janowicz asked for a medical time-out, after which he tried to play, but could not continue.

BELGRADE - Serbian society needs reforms in order to be able to open specific chapters in the EU accession talks as soon as possible and achieve an economic recovery, Serbia's Minister without portfolio Jadranka Joksimovic said Friday after meeting with Portuguese State Secretary for European Affairs Bruno Macaes.

BELGRADE – Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic Friday thanked Portugal’s Secretary of State for European Affairs Bruno Macaes for the Portugal government’s support for Serbia’s foreign policy goals and for Lisbon's efforts to promote cooperation between the two countries in all fields.

“Listen to your caliph and obey him. Support your state, which grows every day,” said Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, announcing the rebirth of the Caliphate in the broad territory between Aleppo in northern Syria and Diyala province in eastern Iraq.
  

Bulgaria remains relatively stable in terms of the most desired second homes purchase destinations for British citizens.

In end-June, Bulgaria occupies the 11th place in the ranking of the online portal TheMoveChannel.com after the country has managed to reach 10th place twice in 2014, Investor.bg reports.

The most popular tourist destinations among EU citizens are Spain, France and Italy, according to a new report on the travels of Europeans in 2012.

According to the released data, 85% of all trips were in Europe, Bulgaria's Nova TV informs. The report states that citizens of EU countries prefer to go around Europe, as most of the vacations were spent in neighboring countries.

By Graham Wood

Outgoing Greece coach Fernando Santos has angered sections of the local media and soccer figures by claiming that some of his players were more interested in personal success than following instructions.

Greece lost on penalties against 10-man Costa Rica in their last 16 clash in Recife on Sunday, after the match had ended 1-1 in extra time.