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Greece condemned the European Union on Monday for failing to fulfil its commitments to help ease pressure on Athens over migrants, a year after a burden-sharing agreement came into force.

In a bid to reduce waste the country produces, a 0.05- to 0.1-euro charge for disposable plastic bags will be introduced at supermarkets next month, the Environment Ministry has announced.

Three out of four Greeks aged between 15 and 24 were still living at home in 2014, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) made public this month.

The annual report, called "Society at a Glance," found that southern European countries hardest hit by the debt crisis had the highest rates of young people remaining with their parents.

More than half of Bulgarians between 15 and 29 years of age live in inferior living conditions, showed an analysis of Eurostat, cited by BTA.

The results of the International Survey of Adult Financial Literacy Competencies for the OECD International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE) were recently released in a report. 

BELGRADE - The Japanese dance company "Izena no kai" will perform at the National Theater in Belgrade, the Japanese Embassy in Belgrade announced Tuesday.

"Izena no kai" was founded in 1988.

Since then, they have performed many times in Japan and around the world, always bringing the atmosphere of Okinawa and the Amami Islands onto the stage.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has reportedly sent a letter to EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, bringing up again the issues of his country's entry into the Eurozone and the Schengen borderless area, daily 24 Chasa has said.

Turkey has ranked 55th out of 144 countries in a new study on the well-being of girls in 144 countries around the world, with lack of women's public representation being the most pressing issue the country faces, followed by child marriage. 

British-born Oliver Hart and Finland-born Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Economics Prize for their contributions to contract theory, helping the understanding of issues like the performance-based pay for top executives.

Iceland beat Turkey 2-0 on Oct. 9 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier match at the Laugardalsvollur Stadium in Reykjavik.

Iceland took the lead in the 42nd minute when Ömer Toprak scored an own goal. The hosts effectively ended the contest just two minutes later when Alfred Finnbogason scored a second.