News archive of May 2023

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The director of the Kosovska Mitrovica hospital, Zlatan Elek, said on Wednesday a 58-year-old Serb man wounded in Monday's clashes in Zvecan, a Serb-majority municipality in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, was in critical condition and remained in intensive care.

Foreign Minister Vassilis Kaskarelis is on Wednesday expected to meet Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka, on the sidelines of the informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo to discuss the release of a jailed ethnic Greek official. 

Sustainable hospitality in short-term rental accommodation is expected to evolve into a thriving niche market.

Property searches show that assets which offer green features tend to secure greater occupancy and higher prices per night, compared to others in the same area.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan "Pixie" Stojkovic on Wednesday announced a 30-man squad for upcoming matches against Jordan and Bulgaria.

Serbia will play a friendly match against Jordan in Vienna on June 16 and face Bulgaria in the EURO 2024 qualifiers in Razgrad on June 20.

European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic has said that the rescEU aerial firefighting fleet will be doubled for this year's wildfire season. The announcement was made Wednesday during the 10th anniversary celebration of the EU's Emergency Response Coordination Center.

He also expressed hope to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the leaders of Belgrade and Pristina later this week.

ZVECAN - Thousands of peaceful protesters gathered outside the municipal building in Zvecan, a Serb-majority town in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, on Wednesday and rolled out a 250-metre-long Serbian flag, a Tanjug reporter on the ground said.

In a speech, former Zvecan mayor Srdjan Milosavljevic called for peaceful protests and urged the protesters not to attack Kfor troops.

With the pre-election race heating up in Greece, the three largest political parties are seeking to highlight their tax policies.

Frontrunner New Democracy wants an increase in the tax-exemption limit for families with children, the gradual abolition of the fee for practicing a profession ("telos epitidevmatos") and a reduction in documentation requirements.

Greece's Supreme Court Public Prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos ordered an investigation into a cyber-attack on the data bank providing the school exam questions, with the assistance of the Police's Cyber Crime Unit.

Turkey's economy expanded more than expected at the start of the year, bolstered by pre-election spending and strong household consumption.

Türkiye's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) released on May 31 showed.