Austria

Seven people, including three children, have been left injured in a crash in the area of Weisskirchen, Austria, local media reports.

The incident unfolded as three vehicles collided into each other on the A25 motorway between Linz and Wels.

The Bulgarian capital will host the 16th edition of the European Music Festival, which will last between March 28 and June 8.

The festival will begin with a concert by prominent Israeli violinist and conductor Shlomo Mintz who will perform at Bulgaria Concert Hall at 19:30 o'clock (EET) on Monday.

Bulgarian citizens completed a total of 281 360 trips abroad in February this year, which represented 9.8 % increase compared to the same month in 2015.

This becomes clear from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Monday.

Defence expenditure amounted to 1.3% of GDP for the EU-28 and 1.2% of GDP for the 19 countries of the euro area in 2014, according to new data from the European Union's statistical office (Eurostat)

Austria is ready to support Bulgaria'sefforts to improve border security in view of potential increase in migration pressure, including by secondment of police officers, a senior Austrian official has said.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia is holding the second edition of its Grand Chocolate Festival over the weekend, presenting both standard and unique chocolate products in various categories.

Visitors can see handmade chocolate, chocolate candy, factory chocolate, chocolate creams and cakes, and books about chocolate.

Turkey's ?? Bank has ruled of accusations in a recent indictment that its senior managers were involved in fraud and tax evasion in Petrol Ofisi, the Austrian OMV's oil retailer which was owned by Do?an Holding in the past. 

Bulgaria will deliver humanitarian assistance to refugees and migrants at Tabanovce transit center near Kumanovo in neighbouring  Macedonia on Thursday, the government in Sofia has said.

The aid consisting of mineral water and food supplies has been provided by the Bulgarian Red Cross and Bulgarian companies, the government press office said in a statement.

Bulgaria and Serbia have agreed to help each other monitor and control the migration flow across their territories and share relevant information, Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.

Refugees and migrants in Greece staged protests March 23 at the country's border with Macedonia and on islands near the Turkish coast, with officials still unsure when an international agreement to reduce migration will take full effect.