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They appear to be living the dream, walking the catwalks of Paris, New York and Milan in the most beautiful clothes money can buy.

The European Commission on Friday denied a report in the state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) that claimed Greece's lenders had agreed to the non-implementation of pension cuts slated for January as they believe the country's social security system has become viable. 

Greece should deliver on the promises it has made to its international lenders under its bailout, the European Commission said on Friday when asked whether Greece was free to forego a planned pensions cut in 2019.

A 33-year-old woman who tried to cross the Evzones border station into Greece from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with her two-month baby in her luggage is a fugitive convict, the Athens-Macedonia News Agency reported on Wednesday.

According to the AMNA, the Greek woman tried to slip through passport control at the border on Monday.

Bulgarian service provider Vivacom saw strong growth for its IPTV offering in the year to June. The company's IPTV base rose by 15.6% for the 12 months to June 30, and IPTV now accounts for 47.3% of its total of 456,000 pay TV subscribers.

A driver in Istanbul was hailed on social media as having a "soothing superpower" after he managed to cool down a club-wielding driver seconds after a crash.

The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) will still have to remain a strong, independent and relevant body, according to Anca Jurma, who took over the office of DNA chief prosecutor on Thursday, after on Monday President Klaus Iohannis signed a decree removing Laura Codruta Kovesi from same office.

Greece had informed Russia on July 6 that it planned to expel Russian diplomats from the country for illegal activities connected to rallies against a deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a Greek diplomatic source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has said he is "very sure" his country will vote for a name change in a referendum later this year.

"Polls show that more than 75 percent of our citizens are in favor of NATO and European Union [membership]," Zaev told the BBC in an interview.

Harlem Desir said this in his report to the OSCE Council, covering his first year in the job, the Association of Jounralists of Serbia (UNS) reported on its website.