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According to site ‘TripAdvisor’, Athens is one of the best travel destinations in Europe for 2016. The site, which is arguably the most popular online resource for all things holiday, ranked Athens 12th in its ‘Travellers’ Choice Awards’.

France will tell Turkey at a summit with the European Union this week it wants more effective cooperation with Ankara on the migrant crisis, but will warn against any attempt at "blackmail," Prime Minister Manuel Valls said March 15.

It is "essential" to work with Turkey, "but there must not be the slightest blackmail", Valls told the French parliament.

"The tourist does not have a name. He does not have luggage. He does not have conversations, at least where he can help it. If anyone asks, he has a whole range of explanations about why he is travelling alone, ranging from mundane to the macabre.

NATO should "have a land operation" along the Bulgaria-Turkey and the Greece-Turkey borders if its recently launched mission in the Aegean proves successful, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on Tuesday.

Unilateral measures won't achieve sustainable results in resolving the current migration crisis in Europe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.

Bulgaria has terminated the process for the selection of a contractor for the construction of part of Hemus motorway due to lack of EU funding, the Regional Development Ministry said on Monday afternoon.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will participate in the meeting of the leaders of the Visegrad Group countries in Prague on Monday.

The meeting will mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Visegrad Group, which brings together the countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

Calls coming from Central Europe for a "reserve border system" at Bulgaria and Macedonia's borders with Greece has been the main issue in a phone conversation of Bulgaria's Prime Minister with his German counterpart Angela Merkel.

Germany is voicing disagreement with Central European EU member states which have suggested Bulgaria and Macedonia should get a stronger role in EU border protection.

Athens was chosen as the second Best European Destination for 2016 competing 19 selected destinations for the prestigious title of Best European Destination 2016.

Voting ended on February 10 and after more than 288,000 votes, Zadar in Croatia was elected Best European Destination 2016.