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The winners of the 34th Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Contest, organized by the Aydın Doğan Foundation and considered to be the Oscars of the cartoon world, were announced on June 20. The three winners have focused on the refugee crisis in their works. 

Polish journalist Dionisios Sturis wondered recently what it was that attracted him to cover the journey that refugees from Syria made through Greece. He concluded that it was the "refugee gene," as he calls it, that he carries.

Athens is one of the top culinary places for tourists choosing their destination based on food, according to a survey by Booking.com. With three quarters (75%) of global travellers saying that they would likely travel somewhere renowned for its great food and drink when choosing their next travel destination, culinary travel is a trend on the rise.

Poland and Romania emerge as the most steadfastly pro-Western of seven Central and Southeast European states whose citizens' opinions on a range of EU and NATO-related topics have been analysed by the NGO Globsec.

 Belgium, Poland, Russia and Bulgaria recorded victories on Saturday to stay in contention for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League Group 1 Final Six in Curitiba.

In 2016, price levels for consumer goods and services differed widely in the European Union. Denmark (139% of the EU average) had the highest price level, followed by Ireland (125%), Luxembourg and Sweden (both 124%), Finland and the United Kingdom (both 121%).

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.