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The Bulgarian men's national football team finished fourth at this year's edition of the Kirin Cup tournament after suffering two heavy defeats.

In the semifinal played on Friday, Bulgaria lost to hosts Japan with 2:7. In the third-place match played on Tuesday, Bulgaria was defeated by Denmark with 0:4

With the Euro2016 competition in France just 3 days away, the official website of UEFA posted an article titled ‘Ten great EURO moments: Charsiteas’s header’. The piece explains why it is one the great moments of a European football championship. The site spoke to the protagonists of that moment, which is still considered by most sport pundits as one the greatest upsets in any sports.

The acquisition of nine surplus F-16 figher jets modernised by Portugal is an option, which Bulgaria is analysing as part of plans to replace its ageing fleet of Soviet-made MiG-29s, according to janes.com

"When I assumed the position of director of Confucius Institute Ljubljana 6 years ago, I did not know what an important role the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana can play in incorporating Chinese language and culture across Slovenian kindergartens and universities, and bringing together local and business communities between China and Slovenia.

“Greece is not close to any default. We are working to conclude the review and avoid problems of last year” said director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and CEO of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), Klaus Regling.

Sofia Airport has started offering two new seasonal destinations: to Lisbon, Portugal and Alicante, Spain.

Both routes to the Iberian Peninsula are operated by national carrier Bulgaria Air, the airport says on its website.

The route to the Portuguese capital city, served since April 28, will be operated once a week,on Thursday.    

The Greek government hopes to close a deal before the start of June and close the first program review, in an effort to avoid legislating the harsh measures tied with the extra €3.6bln contingency package.

The EU-Turkey refugee relocation agreement is so far proving to be ineffective, as most EU countries are unwilling to open their borders to refugees and migrants. Portugal, according to Bloomberg, is the exception, as it is willing to take in thousands of refugees, but is an unpopular relocation destination for the refugees themselves.

These are perilous times for democracy. In Greece, despite two national elections and one referendum in less than nine months in 2015, nearly half the electorate shunned the ballot box. Elsewhere in Europe, the 50 percent threshold was barely passed in parliamentary elections last year in Portugal and in Spain, where the outcomes were far from decisive.

According to the online version of US magazine ‘Jetsetter’, Athens is one the 6 most economical cities in Europe for America tourists. The piece urges American holiday makers to seize the opportunity and travel to Europe in 2016, as the air fares are at very affordable rate with the US dollar staying strong.