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REJECTED Kosovo failed to become a member of UNESCO

UNESCO has not accepted Kosovo as a member; the proposal failed to gain a two-thirds majority at the organization's General Conference in Paris on Monday.

142 countries voted - 92 in favor, 50 against, while 29 abstained. Pristina's bid required 95 votes in favor to be successful.

Spanish lawmakers were set June 11 to give final approval to a law to right a "historical mistake" and ease the path to citizenship for the descendants of Jews it expelled in 1492.

The European Union and Switzerland signed a major accord on May 27 that will end banking secrecy for EU residents and prevent them from hiding undeclared income in Swiss banks, the European Commission said.

The agreement deals "another blow against tax evaders, and (represents) another leap towards fairer taxation in Europe," said Pierre Moscovici, the EU commissioner for tax issues.

President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday signed decrees recalling some ambassadors, according to the Presidential Administration.

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Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has made clear that a register of tourist destinations in the country is being prepared.

Angelkova, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio, informed Monday that seven tourism attaches would be tasked with boosting Bulgaria's popularity abroad and developing potential markets.

When one parent unlawfully takes her or his child abroad, the other is left with a difficult judicial battle. To ensure the prompt return of abducted children, more than 90 states, including all EU countries, are signed up to the 1980 Hague Convention, which offers a common legal framework.

Bulgaria's Bansko is offering the best value to Britons looking for a family week away skiing this winter, a new survey has shown.

Bulgaria ranks at the 20-th position in the global Net Index Explorer for broadband internet accessibility and speed.

The survey was presented by Bulgaria's Society for Electronic Communications (SEC).

The leaders in the rankings are Hong Kong, Singapore, Romania, South Korea, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland, Macao, the Netherlands and Andorra.