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The Bulgarian men's national football team dropped ten position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and currently occupies the 78th position with 414 points, being between the teams of Haiti and Togo.

The drop is due to the two defeats suffered by Bulgaria in the September qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2016 against the teams of Norway and Italy.

Turkey?s Y?ld?r?m Holding has announced it acquired Portuguese Mota-Engil Group?s port management company Tertir Terminais de Portugal and logistics company Mota-Engil Logistica SGPS, which have 275 million euros in equity value. 

Greek unemployment rate rose to 25.2% of the workforce in June, from 25 % in May, according to a report published by Eurostat.

Based on that report, the number of unemployed people in the EU totaled 23 million and in the Eurozone 17.6 million in August. Greece and Spain recorded the highest unemployment rates in the EU with 25.2% and 22.2% respectively.

Catalan separatists dealt a bitter blow to Spain's government by winning control of their regional parliament, sparking uncertainty and political manoeuvring Sept. 28, three months ahead of a general election.

Parties backing the breakaway of Catalonia from Spain have secured a majority in the province's regional Parliament at the elections held Sunday, results show.

A clear majority of 72 seats (in a regional parliament of 135 seats) will be controlled by parties backing a move by Catalonia to break away from Spain by the beginning of 2017.

Spanish citizens in the region of Catalonia are going to the polls Sunday in what are officially local elections, but are described as a’ quasi-referendum’ on whether the area will demand independence from the Spanish government.

Catalonia is voting in regional elections that may lead to the region's independence from Spain.

Two separatist parties have joined forces, aiming at a majority of 68 seats in the 135-seat Parliament.

British actress Emily Watson, who starred in ?Angela?s Ashes? and ?The Book Thief?, was honored with a lifetime achievement award on Sept. 25 at the San Sebastian film festival in Spain.

Catalans voted Sept. 27 in an election dubbed crucial for the future of Spain, with polls pointing to a win by separatists who vow to declare the region independent by 2017.

France's Ambassador to Bulgaria on Saturday officially kicked off the European Championship Pétanque Men 2015 taking place in the Black Sea resort of Albena until Sunday.

Teams from France, Belgium, Spain and Italy - the best on the continent- will compete in this year's European tournament alongside professionals and amateurs from 36 countries.