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After a typically tough three days on the Greek gravel, the Seajets Acropolis Rally finished on Sunday with European Rally Championship champion Kajetan Kajetanowicz snatching victory in the end.

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).

Wim Mijs, chief executive officer of the European Banking Federation, was in Greece this week to take part in the Balkans and Black Sea Cooperation Forum in Serres. The federation unites 32 national banking associations in Europe, representing some 4,500 banks.

An open letter by Peter Koenig, an economist, geopolitical analyst and a former World Bank staff:

Dearest and Esteemed People of Greece,

Phantom islands can generally be divided into three groups. Most of the phantom islands recorded through history were usually derived and marked according to the reports made by early ship captains and sailors, during their missions to explore new realms. Many of the phantom islands in this category were later revisited and proved to be non-existent, or mistaken for some already extant island.

The notion that Greece cannot recover because of its crushing debt burden is superficially attractive. However it overlooks some basic facts and cannot explain why all the other peripheral countries which needed official support (Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Cyprus) are recovering.

According to Histoire Ecclesiastique Des Isles Et Royaumes Du Japon, written by François Solier of the Society of Jesus in 1627, Yasuke was a Muslim from Mozambique. Solier’s account may however have been an assumption, as it was written so long after the event and there is no surviving contemporary account that corroborates it.

TUI Group, Europe's largest tour operator, said summer trading was in line with expectations, with demand for Spain, Greece and the Caribbean helping to offset subdued bookings for Turkey and North Africa.

In his most outspoken and critical remarks on the Catholic shrine in Bosnia, Pope Francis has dismissed seers' claims to have daily visions of the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje as highly improbable and as "without value".

Bulgaria's Boryana Kaleyn came 4th in the all-around at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Portimao, Portugal, reported BNR.

The second Bulgarian contestant Erika Zafirova ranked 6thin the final standings.

The winners are: Yulia Bravijkova - Russia, followed by Elizaveta Lugovskih - Russia and Victoria Filanovsky - Israel.