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SOCCER: PAOK announced the hiring of former Partizan Belgrade manager Aleksandar Stanojevic, who signed a three-year contract with the Thessaloniki club on Friday.

BASKETBALL: The Greek women's national team stunned European champion Serbia winning 69-60 on the opening day of the 2017 Eurobasket in the Czech Republic on Friday.

The European Commission launched on June 14 a legal action against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland for failing to respect their commitment to take in refugees.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says legal action will be launched on Wednesday against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

The reason is their failure to honor the pledges to accommodate refugees, Beta is reporting, quoting AP.

The European Commission launched a legal case on Tuesday against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in asylum seekers, ratcheting up a bitter feud within the 28-nation bloc about how to deal with migration.

The European Commission has launched legal action against three EU member states, claiming Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic have not "taken the necessary action" in dealing with migrants and refugees.

Infringement proceedings were launched by Brussels on Tuesday.

The European Commission has launched legal action against three EU member states, claiming Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic have not “taken the necessary action” in dealing with migrants and refugees.
Infringement proceedings were launched by Brussels on Tuesday.

The Canadian Embassy in Athens on Wednesday expressed its support for this year's Athens Pride, which is scheduled to take place in Syntagma Square on Saturday.

Greek authorities say Colombian organized crime rings were behind a string of heists targeting costly medical diagnostic equipment from hospitals in Greece and another 11 European countries.

In April 2017, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 548.8 thousand or by 17.7% above the registered in April 2016, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

VOLLEYBALL: Greece was eliminated from the World Championship as it suffered its second consecutive loss at its qualifying group in The Netherlands. Although it led Slovakia 2-0 it failed to win and its 3-2 loss on Saturday meant it could not make any of the top two spots of its pool. On Sunday it beat Luxembourg 3-0.