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The situation in Greece is coming to a head: thousands of refugees are still flooding into the country but are being prevented from crossing the border into Macedonia to head for other destinations. The EU Commission has announced a 700-million-euro aid package to help those member states worst hit by the refugee crisis. Can this prevent a disaster in Greece?

Slovakia elects a new parliament on Saturday. Prime Minister Robert Fico's social democratic party Smer is leading in the polls but may fall short of an absolute majority. Commentators voice disappointment at the way the election campaign was conducted and hope for change after four years of Fico.

During his visit to Berlin Croatia's Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković announced that his country will convert to the euro in four years' time. In view of Croatia's huge debts and poor economic statistics commentators doubt his plan will work out.

The militant Kurdish group TAK has admitted carrying out an attack that killed 28 people in Ankara last week. The Turkish government had blamed the PKK and its Syrian offshoot the YPG for the bomboing. Some commentators still see the YPG as the mastermind. Others say it is innocent and suspect a deliberate strategy behind the Turkish government's rhetoric.

After the most recent attack in Ankara observers fear Turkey could hit back with an offensive in Syria, provoking an open confrontation between Moscow and Ankara. How will the two countries react?

The EU summit in Brussels is turning into a showdown on the Brexit issue. Will Prime Minister David Cameron manage to secure enough concessions from his EU partners to persuade his countrymen to stay in the EU?