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Bulgaria's top ranked tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will vie for the title of Sofia Open in the afternon after a swift victory against Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia).

Dimitrov will face David Goffin of Belgium after a 63-minute game that ended 6:1, 6:3.

Greek banks will write off debts of 3 billion euros from nonperforming mortgage, consumer and small corporate loans by the end of the year. By the end of 2019, the amount to be struck off is expected to total 14 billion euros.

Germany's major tour operators are reporting an increase in bookings for holidays in Greece this year.

Data from Thomas Cook's German subsidiary point to a rise of more than 40 percent on last year, while demand for Greek vacations by TUI customers has grown 41 percent year-on-year, according to the online edition of the fvw journal.

The number of countries with a top-notch sovereign credit rating fell to the lowest level in 13 years last year, the international rating agency Fitch said on Feb. 9.

"The number of Fitch-rated sovereigns with 'AAA' ratings is at its lowest level since 2003 and is expected to remain unchanged over the next two years," Fitch said in a statement.     

A Pew research showed that Greeks were the people that considered their religious faith an integral part of their national identity. To the question “Being a Christian is very important for being truly a (country/nationality)”, 54% Greeks responded that their religion was tied to their country/nationality, with the Poles coming a distant second with 34%.

A majority of Greeks want to stop immigration from Muslim-majority countries, a survey has found.

The Chatham House study, conducted before US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning immigration to the US from seven predominantly Muslim countries, found that 58 percent of Greeks favored a ban.

Arrests have been made in Greece as well as several other European countries as police forces smashed a ring that was smuggling rare eels to China for large profits.

Spanish Ambassador Miguel Fuertes said on Tuesday that his country has not recognized Kosovo, and will also maintain the same position going forward.

Fuertes made the statement after a meeting with Marko Djuric, who heads the Serbian Government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to talk with U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone on the night of Feb. 7, Turkish broadcaster CNN Türk has reported.