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Fitch has upgraded Turkey's growth forecast, pointing to strong first-quarter results that showed 5 percent growth from the same quarter a year ago. 

The agency now estimates the Turkish economy will expand 4.7 percent in 2017 and 4.1 percent each for next year and 2019. 

As the second biggest economy, the leading trade partner and foreign investor in the world, the largest provider of humanitarian aid and increasingly a global security provider, the EU is much stronger than some Europeans think, highlights H.E. Federica Mogherini.

Poland and Romania emerge as the most steadfastly pro-Western of seven Central and Southeast European states whose citizens' opinions on a range of EU and NATO-related topics have been analysed by the NGO Globsec.

Turkey respects Greece's decision not to extradite eight soldiers who fled to Greece after last July's attempted coup, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Monday.

The Greek island of Tilos is among the contenders for the EU Sustainable Energy Awards. The winners will be announced on Tuesday during a ceremony in Brussels in the framework of the evening session of the European Commission’s Sustainable Energy Week #EUSEW17.

Britain starts formal talks to leave the EU on Monday, seeking a deal "like no other in history" despite entering fiendishly difficult negotiations with a badly weakened government, reported AFP.

The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey are meeting in Athens, amid tension over the fate of Turkish servicemen seeking asylum in Greece whom Turkey accuses of involvement in last year's failed coup.

Greece's Alexis Tsipras told Binali Yildirim that despite disagreements, the two neighbors and historic regional rivals can only benefit from good relations.

The Bulgarian Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva will make a working visit to the Belgian capital Brussels on June 19 and 20, the press center of the ministry said.

French President Emmanuel Macron's trailblazing centrist party on June 19 savored an election victory that gave it a strong majority in parliament, redrawing the country's political map and giving the young leader a strong hand to implement business-friendly reforms.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım is scheduled to hold a meeting with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras in Athens late on June 18, with the main agenda being the extradition of Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after the failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt.