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The Aegis Ashore anti-missile system commissioned at the 99 Deveselu Military Base Romania will undergo a previously planned upgrade process in accordance with the decisions adopted at NATO level and under a bilateral agreement between Romania and the United States of America.

A petition for revoking Brexit and retaining UK membership in the European Union gathered over 5 million signatures, the Guardian reported.

Leading Greek carrier Aegean Air announced on Wednesday the addition of seven new destinations to its flight schedule for this year.

AGERPRES special correspondent Tudor Martalogu reports: The Romanian Presidency at the EU Council, as an honest broker, is ready to listen to everyone, Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba argued on Tuesday in respect to article 7 (of the EU Treaty) regarding the rule of law in Poland and regarding the observance of the EU values in Hungary, a topic included on the agenda of the

The cooperation in several initiatives of the European defence area is progressing, as it is the case of the PESCO (the Permanent Structured Cooperation in the area of security and defence policy) and the EDF (the European Defence Fund), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini stated on Thursday after the informal meeting of the defence ministers of the

His program today includes talks with Prime Minister Antonio Costa and the President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

Later, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will meet with the Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina, who will give him the honorary key of the city at a ceremony.

Among the topics to be discussed during the visit are opportunities to expand trade and economic relations, cooperation in the fields of education, science, innovation and culture, issues on the EU's agenda, as well as migration, writes the Bulgarian National Television. 

On the Square of the Empire, Rumen Radev will be welcomed by an official ceremony by his Portuguese counterpart.

The postage stamp issue called "Romania's Presidency of the Council of the European Union" will be introduced into circulation as of Friday in the Romfilatelia shops of Bucharest, Bacau, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Timisoara, as well as on the online philatelic shop http://romfilatelia.ro/store/.

Plovdiv is one of the most impressive places to visit in Europe according to the CNN Travel rating. Together with 17 other places, including Lisbon, Athens, Wroclaw and Dusseldorf, the town under the hills is presented as a key destination for cultural tourism and entertainment.
 

AEK completed the group stage of the Champions League without a single point after it went down to a late Benfica goal in Lisbon on Wednesday.

Benfica won 1-0, taking advantage of a needless freekick that cost AEK dearly two minutes from time. Costas Galanopoulos, who lost the ball and then conceded that freekick, also received his second yellow card to leave AEK with 10 men.