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The unemployment rate in the European Union (EU28) has decreased to 9.1% in November 2015, from 9.2% in October, and from 10.0% in November 2014.

"This is the lowest rate recorded in the EU28 since July 2009," Eurostat announced on Thursday.

‘Travel & Leisure’ magazine announced the 20 best islands in the world where visitors can taste great dishes and enjoy good quality of food and restaurants, according to its readers votes.

Three Greek islands are in the top 20 best islands, Santorini, Mykonos and Crete. Specifically, Santorini ranked 5th, Mykonos 12th, while Crete ranked 18th.

The number of migrants and refugees who have arrived in Europe in 2015 surpassed one million.

Last week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) had estimated that their number will certainly surpass one million by the end of the year and this was confirmed on Monday.

The European Commission has started legal action against Greece, Italy and Croatia for failing to correctly register migrants. Greece has been criticized for failure to fingerprint around 121,000 of the almost 500,000 people who arrived in the country between July 20 and November 30, 2015, according to EC estimates.

Irish low cost air carrier Ryanair is embellishing its 2016 summer flight schedule with five new routes from Athens to Bucharest, Corfu, Malta, Bologna and Mykonos as well as more flights to Thessaloniki, Rhodes and Santorini.

The 43rd edition of the Sofia International Book Fair will take place at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in the Bulgarian capital between December 8 and 13.

More than 200 publishing houses will be represented at the largest book forum in Bulgaria, which will feature more than 80 events - presentations, readings and discussions.

According to the latest figures of Eurostat published on Tuesday, the unemployment rate in Bulgaria stood at 9.5 % in October 2015.

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria was slightly above the EU average of 9.3 %, amounting to 316 000 people

The unemployment rate retained its level from the previous month and decreased by 1.4 % compared to October 2014.

Bulgaria will return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year after it did not participate in the last two editions in 2014 and 2015.

The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) confirmed to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that the country will have a representative at the 61st edition of the Eurovision next year.

Eurogroup released a statement following the meeting of European finance ministers on Monday, November 23:

To get a fake Syrian passport isn’t all that difficult in Istanbul, Turkey – a place where there are many Syrian and Iraqi refugees. There are forums on Facebook and Twitter full of posts and ads offering refugees of any nationality a fake passport, birth certificate, international driving license, even a college degree.