News archive of October 2023

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Stojkovic on Tuesday announced a preliminary, 30-man squad list for the upcoming matches against Belgium and Bulgaria, the Football Association of Serbia said.

Greece's record champions Olympiakos should accept the sanctions, including a docked point, for crowd trouble in their abandoned Athens derby against Panathinaikos for the good of the sport, Panathinaikos president Giannis Alafouzos said.

The Xerias River in Pylos, southern Greece, has been turned into a garbage dump. After heavy rainfall, the torrent swelled and swept away part of a landfill, which had been closed since the 1980s. Authorities are now scrambling to find solutions so that the rest of the landfill will not subside further in the next bout of bad weather to hit the area.

Calling for a comprehensive action plan to tackle burgeoning tax evasion, Greek Central Bank Governor Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday warned that the size of the shadow economy is estimated at nearly 21% of gross domestic product.

Türkiye will be one of four countries that can produce a hepatitis A vaccine, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, as he inaugurated a new vaccine production facility in the Turkish capital.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has declared that his party's mayors are gearing up to deliver aid to Gaza in a bid to support the Palestinians in the region.

"We will provide all kinds of assistance to the Palestinians living in Gaza, our mayors should be ready," Kılıçdaroğlu said during his party's group meeting on Oct. 31.

"Welcome, Ursula von der Leyen!
All-day talks await us, in which I will express all kinds of gratitude to the EU for the help and support it has provided us, in the hope that Serbia will have the strength to fulfill its accession obligations and become part of the family of European nations.

BELGRADE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday.

At the Nikola Tesla Airport, she was welcomed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The Meloni government has also banned the use of insect flour for the preparation of pasta or pizza

The United States Congress, the Greek-American community, as well as Greece and Cyprus, will miss the leadership, ethical presence and sense of purpose of John Sarbanes, who, a few days ago, announced his intention not to seek re-election in 2024.