Berlin

There is an ongoing discussion over how Europe must finally wake up and take control of its "hard power." The truth is that if it does not do it now that Donald Trump is president of the United States, it probably never will.

The President of the Confederation of Labour ''Podkrepa'' Dimitar Manolov will open the 18th annual conference of the Trade Union Network of the European capitals.

They will discuss the opportunities for transport and mobility on the Old Continent.

More than 30 organizations from 12 European cities will join the event.

Travel specialists say the overseas tourism industry could lose billions over the next five years if Britain crashes out of the European Union later this month without a divorce deal.

Exhibitors and guests gather at the Greece stand at ITB Berlin, the world's leading travel trade show, in the German capital on Wednesday, where some 10,000 companies from 181 countries and regions are presenting new travel services and offers. Running through Monday, Malaysia is the partner country of the fair this year.

Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelova opened Bulgaria's national booth at the International Tourism Fair ITB-Berlin 2019.

Our presence at the biggest tourist fair in the world is of great importance for the presentation of Bulgaria as a year-round destination, the Minister said.

The first was Nikola Rakocevic, in 2014. In its time, European Shooting Stars has brought such now famous world stars as Rachel Weisz, Franka Potente, Daniel Craig, and others to Berlin.

But Maric says he does not think that world fame automatically awaits him.

"I'm not getting too excited. Hollywood will not be ruined without me," he jokes.

According to the Serbian government, Brnabic also "expect that this cooperation will be much more intensive in the coming period."

"The Bulgarians have centuries old relationship with you Poles, whom we consider to be true and sincere friends" - with these words, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva turned to her Polish counterpart, Jacek Czaputowicz. Bulgaria's first diplomat is in Warsaw on a one-day official visit, the MFA said.
 

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Jamie Shea was the public face of the NATO campaign to drive Serbian forces out of Kosovo in 1999. Admired in Kosovo and reviled in Serbia, his was an inescapable presence on TV for months.

Today, the now-retired NATO veteran has a lower public profile as Professor of Strategy and Security at Exeter University in south-west England.